Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
The verse is a plea asking God to send help from the sanctuary and strength out of Zion. In its setting in Psalm 20:1-4, it belongs to a prayer for help and protection in a day of trouble that also asks God to grant the person's heart's desire and plans. It is a precious promise for God's people to accept and believe in faith.
Joined to the warnings of Psalm 19 and Psalm 20, it calls every soul to humble heart and mind before God, to awake to the true spiritual condition, and to stay fully alert to the perils and spiritual danger surrounding those indifferent to the soul's eternal welfare. It calls believers to search the Scriptures as educator and guide to understand what the Scriptures say. It applied to Luther facing danger before the Diet at Worms, urging him to stand firm trusting God to defend and strengthen him against his enemies.
It promises strength from the sanctuary, coming from God Himself, for God's work when the body is weak and the enemy opposes the work. That strength cannot be labored without, so it must be pleaded for until it comes, and it will surely come and not fail but be verified to those who walk out by faith. Its plea applies to those who depend on Jesus and need strength to remain faithful.
The verse is a plea asking God to send help from the sanctuary and strength out of Zion. In its setting in Psalm 20:1-4, it belongs to a prayer for help and protection in a day of trouble that also asks God to grant the person's heart's desire and plans. It is a precious promise for God's people to accept and believe in faith.
Joined to the warnings of Psalm 19 and Psalm 20, it calls every soul to humble heart and mind before God, to awake to the true spiritual condition, and to stay fully alert to the perils and spiritual danger surrounding those indifferent to the soul's eternal welfare. It calls believers to search the Scriptures as educator and guide to understand what the Scriptures say. It applied to Luther facing danger before the Diet at Worms, urging him to stand firm trusting God to defend and strengthen him against his enemies.
It promises strength from the sanctuary, coming from God Himself, for God's work when the body is weak and the enemy opposes the work. That strength cannot be labored without, so it must be pleaded for until it comes, and it will surely come and not fail but be verified to those who walk out by faith. Its plea applies to those who depend on Jesus and need strength to remain faithful.