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.
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.