## Rashi on Psalms Chapter 20

###### Rashi on Psalms 20:2:1
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**יַעַנְךָ ה׳ בְּיוֹם צָרָה.** הַמִּזְמוֹר הַזֶּה עַל שֵׁם שֶׁהָיָה שׁוֹלֵחַ אֶת יוֹאָב וְאֶת כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל לַמִּלְחָמָה, וְהוּא הָיָה עוֹמֵד בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם וּמִתְפַּלֵּל עֲלֵיהֶן, כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״טוֹב כִּי תִהְיֶה לָנוּ מֵעִיר לַעֲזוֹר״ (שמואל ב יח:ג); וְאָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ (סנהדרין מט.): אִילְמָלֵא דָוִד, לֹא עָשָׂה יוֹאָב מִלְחָמָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**May the Lord answer you on a day of distress** This psalm was [composed] because he [David] would send Joab and all Israel to war, and he would stand in Jerusalem and pray for them, as the matter is stated (in II Sam. 18:3): “It is better that you be for us from the city as aid.” Were it not for David, Joab would not have succeeded in battle.


###### Rashi on Psalms 20:2:2
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**שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב.** שֶׁהִבְטִיחוֹ בְּלֶכְתּוֹ לְחָרָן (בראשית כח:יג-טו), וְשָׁמַר הַבְטָחָתוֹ. לְכָךְ נֶאֱמַר: אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the name of the God of Jacob** Who promised him [Jacob] when he went to Haran and kept His promise; therefore, it is stated: “the God of Jacob.”


###### Rashi on Psalms 20:3:1
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**מִקֹּדֶשׁ.** מֵהֵיכַל קָדְשׁוֹ, שֶׁהוּא שׁוֹכֵן שָׁם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**from His sanctuary** From His Holy Temple, in which He dwells.


###### Rashi on Psalms 20:4:1
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**מִנְחוֹתֶיךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ.** הֵם הַתְּפִלּוֹת שֶׁאַתֶּם מִתְפַּלְּלִים בַּמִּלְחָמָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**your meal offerings...burnt offerings** They are the prayers that you pray in battle.


###### Rashi on Psalms 20:4:2
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**יְדַשְּׁנֶהָ סֶלָה.** לְשׁוֹן שׁוּמָן, כְּמוֹ (דברים לא:כ) ״וְאָכַל וְשָׂבַע וְדָשֵׁן״, כְּלוֹמַר: יְקַבְּלֵם בְּרָצוֹן כְּעוֹלוֹת מְחִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**fat** Heb. ידשנה, an expression of fat, as (in Deut. 31:20): “and it will eat and be satisfied, and it will become obese (ודשן),” i.e., He will accept them [the prayers] willingly like fat burnt offering.


###### Rashi on Psalms 20:6:1
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**נְרַנְּנָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ.** כְּשֶׁיּוֹשִׁיעַ אוֹתְךָ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, נְרַנְּנָה כֻּלָּנוּ לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Let us sing praises for your salvation** When the Holy One, blessed be He, saves you, we will all sing praises to the Holy One, blessed be He.


###### Rashi on Psalms 20:6:2
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**וּבִשְׁמוֹ נִדְגֹּל.** נִתְאַסֵּף וְנַעֲשֶׂה חַיִל (תהלים ס:יד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and let us assemble in the name of our God** Heb. נדגל, let us assemble and become strong.


###### Rashi on Psalms 20:7:1
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**עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי.** זוֹ הִיא הָרְנָנָה שֶׁנְּרַנֵּן עַתָּה בַּתְּשׁוּעָה זוֹ שֶׁבָּאָה לְיוֹאָב וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל, יָדַעְתִּי שֶׁחָפֵץ הַמָּקוֹם בִּי וְעָנָנִי **מִשְּׁמֵי קָדְשׁוֹ**, כִּי תְּשׁוּעָתָם הִיא תְּשׁוּעָתִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Now I know** This is the praise that we will sing now for this salvation that came to Joab and to Israel: I know that the Omnipresent desired me and has answered me from His holy heavens, for their salvation is my salvation.


###### Rashi on Psalms 20:8:1
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**אֵלֶּה בָרֶכֶב.** יֵשׁ מִן הָאֻמּוֹת שֶׁבּוֹטְחִים בְּרֶכֶב בַּרְזֶל שֶׁלָּהֶם וְיֵשׁ שֶׁבּוֹטְחִים בְּסוּסֵיהֶם, אֲבָל **אֲנַחְנוּ בְּשֵׁם ה׳ נַזְכִּיר** כִּי לוֹ הַיְשׁוּעָה. **נַזְכִּיר** לְשׁוֹן הַקְטָרָה וּתְפִלָּה, כְּמוֹ (ישעיהו סו:ג) ״מַזְכִּיר לְבוֹנָה״ (ויקרא ב:ב) ״אֶת אַזְכָּרָתָהּ״. וּלְפִיכָךְ הֵמָּה יִכְרְעוּ וְיִפֹּלוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**These trust in chariots** Some nations trust in their iron chariots, and some trust in horses, but we pray in the name of the Lord, because the salvation is His. נזכיר is an expression of burning sacrifices and of prayer, as (in Isa. 66:3): “he who burns (מזכיר) frankincense,” (and in Lev. 2:2): “its memorial part (אזכרתה).” Therefore, they kneel and fall...


###### Rashi on Psalms 20:9:1
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**וַאֲנַחְנוּ קַּמְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָד.** נִתְגַּבֵּר עֲלֵיהֶם, כְּמוֹ ״מְעוֹדֵד עֲנָוִים״ (תהלים קמז:ו), לְשׁוֹן עֹז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**but we rise and gain strength** We gain strength over them, as (below 147:6): “strengthens (מעודד) the humble,” an expression of strength.