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Psalms 60:4
4You have set up a banner for those who fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder—a banner to shield them from attack], A banner that may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
Psalms 60:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have set up a banner for those who fear you, that they may flee to it from the bow. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
Context of Psalms 60:4
2You have made the land quake, You have split it open; Heal its rifts, for it shakes and totters. 3You have made Your people experience hardship; You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger and fall. You have set up a banner for those who fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder—a banner to shield them from attack], A banner that may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. 5That Your beloved ones may be rescued, Save with Your right hand and answer us. 6God has spoken in His holiness [in His promises]: “I will rejoice, I will divide [the land of] Shechem and measure out the Valley of Succoth [west to east].
Read all of Psalms 60Psalms 60:4 word by word
נָ֘תַ֤תָּה לִּירֵאֶ֣יךָ נֵּ֭ס לְהִתְנוֹסֵ֑ס מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י קֹ֣שֶׁט סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 60:4
- Psalms 20:5We will sing joyously over your victory, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners. May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.
- Exodus 17:15And Moses built an altar and named it The Lord Is My Banner;
- Isaiah 11:12And He will lift up a signal for the nations And assemble the outcasts of Israel, And will gather the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth.
- Isaiah 49:22This is what the Lord God says, “Listen carefully, I will lift up My hand to the [Gentile] nations And set up My banner to the peoples; And they will bring your sons in the fold of their garments, And your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.
- Isaiah 59:19So they will fear the name of the Lord from the west And His glory from the rising of the sun. For He will come in like a narrow, rushing stream Which the breath of the Lord drives [overwhelming the enemy].
- Psalms 12:1Save and help and rescue, Lord, for godly people cease to be, For the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.
- Psalms 45:4And in Your majesty ride on triumphantly For the cause of truth and humility and righteousness; Let Your right hand guide You to awesome things.
- Isaiah 59:14Justice is pushed back, And righteous behavior stands far away; For truth has fallen in the city square, And integrity cannot enter.
- Jeremiah 5:1“Roam back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem, And look now and take note. And look in her open squares To see if you can find a man [as Abraham sought in Sodom], One who is just, who [has integrity and moral courage and] seeks truth (faithfulness); Then I will pardon Jerusalem—[for the sake of one uncompromisingly righteous person].
Commentaries on Psalms 60:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thou hast given a banner - נס nes, a sign, something that was capable of being fixed on a pole. That it may be displayed - להתנוסס lehithnoses, that it may be unfurled. Because of the truth - קשט מפני mippeney koshet, from the face of truth; which has been thus paraphrased: If we have displayed the ensign of Israel, and gone forth against these our enemies, who have now made such a terrible breach among us, ( Psalm 60:1-3;), it was because of thy truth…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee - The word rendered “banner” - נס nês - means properly anything elevated or lifted up, and hence, a standard, a flag, a sign, or a signal. It may refer to a standard reared on lofty mountains or high places during an invasion of a country, to point out to the people a place of rendezvous or a rallying place Isaiah 5:26; Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 18:3; or it may refer to a standard or ensign borne by an army; or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4God raised a banner over his people to serve as a rallying point and as a source of pride and confidence. The fear of God that leads to wisdom (Psalm 111:10) is not weakness. It gives the perspective and strength needed to do what is right.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. Yet to God's banner they will rally, and pray that, led and sustained by His power (right hand, Psa 17:7; 20:6), they may be safe.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 60
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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