Psalms 20:8

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“They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.”

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BSBPD

“They collapse and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“They are bowed down and fallen; But we are risen, and stand upright.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“They--they have bowed and have fallen, And we have risen and station ourselves upright.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 20:8 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 11:4So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.
  2. Judges 5:31So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
  3. 1 Samuel 17:45But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
  4. 2 Kings 19:23Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests.
  5. 2 Chronicles 14:10So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
  6. 2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
  7. Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”
  8. Psalms 33:16No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
  9. Psalms 33:17A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
  10. Psalms 34:21Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
  11. Psalms 124:8Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
  12. Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
  13. Psalms 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
  14. Proverbs 21:31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
  15. Jeremiah 17:7But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
  16. Hosea 14:4I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.
  17. Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

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