| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Psalms 20:1:1 ⧉יַעַנְךָ֣yaankhamay he answer you Psalms 20:1:2 ⧉יְהוָהyahwehthe LORD Psalms 20:1:3 ⧉בְּי֣וֹםbeyomin the day of Psalms 20:1:4 ⧉צָרָ֑הtsaratrouble or distress Psalms 20:1:5 ⧉יְֽשַׂגֶּבְךָ֗yesagevkhamay he protect you or set you securely on high Psalms 20:1:6 ⧉שֵׁ֥םshemname Psalms 20:1:7 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֥יeloheiof the God of Psalms 20:1:8 ⧉יַעֲקֹֽב׃yaakovJacob |
| 1. Formal Translation May the LORD {Yahweh, Prayer Receiver} respond to you when distress comes, and may the name of the God of Jacob {Elohei Ya'aqov, Ancestral Covenant God} lift you to a secure height. |
| 1. Dynamic Translation When trouble arrives, may the LORD {Yahweh, Responsive Sovereign} answer you, and may the name of the God of Jacob {Elohei Ya'aqov, Protector of Ancestors} keep you safe. |