Psalms 20:5

Psalms 20:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.
• New International Version (NIV)May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!
• New King James Version (NKJV)We will rejoice in your salvation, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners! May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

Context of Psalms 20:5

3He will remember all your grain offerings and look with favor on your burnt offerings. Selah 4He will give you your heart’s desire and carry out all your plans. We will joyfully sing about your victory. We will wave our flags in the name of our God. The Lord will fulfill all your requests. 6Now I know that the Lord will give victory to his anointed king. He will answer him from his holy heaven with mighty deeds of his powerful hand. 7Some ⌞rely⌟ on chariots and others on horses, but we will boast in the name of the Lord our God.

Psalms 20:5 word by word

נְרַנְּנָ֤ה׀ בִּ֘ישׁ֤וּעָתֶ֗ךָ וּבְשֵֽׁם־אֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּ נִדְגֹּ֑ל יְמַלֵּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה כָּל־מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• We will rejoiceרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
• in thy salvationיְשׁוּעָהyeshû‛âh · salvationH3444
• and in the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• bannersדָּגַלdâgal · to set a bannerH1713
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• fulfilמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• all thy petitionsמִשְׁאָלָהmish'âlâh · petitionH4862

Cross-references for Psalms 20:5

• Psalms 13:5But I trust your mercy. My heart finds joy in your salvation.
• Psalms 19:4⌞Yet,⌟ their sound has gone out into the entire world, their message to the ends of the earth. He has set up a tent in the heavens for the sun,
• Psalms 21:1The king finds joy in your strength, O Lord. What great joy he has in your victory!
• Psalms 35:9My soul will find joy in the Lord and be joyful about his salvation.
• Psalms 118:15The sound of joyful singing and victory is heard in the tents of righteous people. The right hand of the Lord displays strength.
• Isaiah 12:1At that time you will say, “I will praise you, O Lord. Although you had been angry with me, you turned your anger away from me, and you comforted me.
• Isaiah 25:9On that day ⌞his people⌟ will say, “This is our God; we have waited for him, and now he will save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let us rejoice and be glad because he will save us.”
• Isaiah 61:10I will find joy in the Lord. I will delight in my God. He has dressed me in the clothes of salvation. He has wrapped me in the robe of righteousness like a bridegroom with a priest’s turban, like a bride with her jewels.
• Habakkuk 3:18even then, I will be happy with the Lord. I will truly find joy in God, who saves me.
• Luke 1:47My spirit finds its joy in God, my Savior,
• Psalms 60:4Yet, you have raised a flag for those who fear you so that they can rally to it when attacked by bows ⌞and arrows⌟. Selah
• Exodus 17:15Moses built an altar and called it The Lord Is My Banner.
• Numbers 10:35Whenever the ark started to move, Moses would say, “Arise, O Lord! Scatter your enemies! Make those who hate you run away from you!”
• 1 Samuel 17:45David told the Philistine, “You come to me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Armies, the God of the army of Israel, whom you have insulted.
• Isaiah 11:10At that time the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the people ⌞to gather around⌟. The nations will come to him. His resting place will be glorious.
• Micah 4:5All the nations live by the names of their gods, but we will live by the name of the Lord our God forever.

Commentaries on Psalms 20:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5We will rejoice in thy salvation - We expect help from thee alone; it is in thy cause we engage; and to thee, as our war is a just one, we consecrate our banners, inscribed with thy name. It is said that the Maccabees had their name from the inscription on their banners; which was taken from Exodus 15:11, יהוה באלם כמכה מי mi camochah baelim Yehovah, "Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods?" The word being formed from the initial letters מ M, כ C…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5We will rejoice in thy salvation - According to the idea of the psalm suggested in the introduction, this is a response of the king and those associated with him in going forth to battle. It expresses the joy which they would have in the expected deliverance from danger, and their conviction that through his strength they would be able to obtain it. The word salvation here means deliverance; to wit, from the anticipated danger. The phrase implies that God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Troops carried a victory banner to battle. They gathered under it and encouraged each other to act (see Isaiah 11:10, 12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. salvation--that wrought and experienced by him. set up our banners--(Nu 2:3, 10). In usual sense, or, as some render, "may we be made great."Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 20

• 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