Psalm 20:7
“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 20Meaning
Some boast or trust in chariots and horses, but the worshipers remember the name of the LORD; the contrast rejects ultimate reliance on military power, not every prudent use of human means, technology, planning, or public protection.
Confidence in the LORD rather than military power
Verses 6–8 move from petition to confidence that the LORD saves his anointed, contrasting trust in chariots and horses with remembrance of the LORD’s name.
Read carefully
Some boast or trust in chariots and horses, but the worshipers remember the name of the LORD; the contrast rejects ultimate reliance on military power, not every prudent use of human means, technology, planning, or public protection. 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.