Psalm 20:3
“Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 20Meaning
The prayer that God remember offerings and accept sacrifice assumes covenant worship, but sacrifice is not a bribe that forces God to grant a desired outcome.
Prayer for the king in the day of trouble
Verses 1–3 ask the LORD to answer in distress, protect by his name, send help from the sanctuary, strengthen from Zion, and remember the king’s offerings.
Read carefully
The prayer that God remember offerings and accept sacrifice assumes covenant worship, but sacrifice is not a bribe that forces God to grant a desired outcome. Keep the verse inside its literary unit.
Reflection
Read this verse as part of a communal royal prayer that entrusts crisis, leadership, worship, plans, and victory to God without turning the psalm into a guarantee of military success, prosperity, nationalism, or magical protection.