O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!
Parallel translations
- WEB Save us now, we beg you, Yahweh! Yahweh, we beg you, send prosperity now.
- KJV Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
- NKJV Save now, I pray, O Lord; O Lord, I pray, send now prosperity.
- NASB Please, O Lord, do save us; Please, O Lord, do send prosperity!
- NLT Please, Lord, please save us. Please, Lord, please give us success.
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Quick answer
The people cry 'Save us now' and ask God to send prosperity. It matters because it is a heartfelt plea for God's salvation and blessing.
Overview
The Hebrew 'Save us now' is 'Hosanna,' the cry the crowds shouted at Jesus' triumphal entry (Matt. 21:9). Here it pleads for God's rescue and favor. Its fulfillment came when the long-awaited Savior entered Jerusalem, the true answer to Israel's prayer for salvation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ps 90:17May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!
- Ps 20:9O LORD, save the king. Answer us on the day we call.
- Ps 69:13But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
- Ps 22:21Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
- Ps 69:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
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