“Save, Lord: let the king hear us when we call.”
The final plea to save O God and let the king answer us when we call establishes the petition's conclusion and invokes divine salvation. The mention of the king suggests the community's interest in the king's salvation. The call invokes responsive prayer. This verse concludes with invocation that the king and community remain in communication with God.
Church Fathers on Psalms 20:9
To the end, a psalm of David. 1. This is a well-known title; and it is not Christ who speaks; but the prophet speaks to Christ, under the form of wishing, foretelling things to come. 2. “The Lord hear You in the day of trouble” Psalm 19:1. The Lord hear You in the day in which Thou said, “Father glorify Your Son.” “The name of the God of Jacob protect You.” For to You belongs the younger people. Since “the elder shall serve the younger.” 3. “Send You help from the Holy,…
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