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

3May he take notice of your offerings; may he accept your burnt sacrifice! (Selah) 4May he grant your heart’s desire; may he bring all your plans to pass! Then we will shout for joy over your victory; we will rejoice in the name of our God! May the Lord grant all your requests! 6Now I am sure that the Lord will deliver his chosen king; he will intervene for him from his holy heavenly temple, and display his mighty ability to deliver. 7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on 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 in your faithfulness. May I rejoice because of your deliverance!
• Psalms 19:4Yet its voice echoes throughout the earth; its words carry to the distant horizon. In the sky he has pitched a tent for the sun.
• Psalms 21:1O Lord, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.
• Psalms 35:9Then I will rejoice in the Lord and be happy because of his deliverance.
• Psalms 118:15They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The Lord’s right hand conquers,
• Isaiah 12:1At that time you will say: “I praise you, O Lord, for even though you were angry with me, your anger subsided, and you consoled me.
• Isaiah 25:9At that time they will say, “Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the Lord! We waited for him. Let’s rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!”
• Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.
• Habakkuk 3:18I will rejoice because of the Lord; I will be happy because of the God who delivers me!
• Luke 1:47and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior,
• Psalms 60:4You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag, so that they might seek safety from the bow. (Selah)
• Exodus 17:15Moses built an altar, and he called it “The Lord is my Banner,”
• Numbers 10:35And when the ark traveled, Moses would say, “Rise up, O Lord! May your enemies be scattered, and may those who hate you flee before you!”
• 1 Samuel 17:45But David replied to the Philistine, “You are coming against me with sword and spear and javelin. But I am coming against you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel’s armies, whom you have defied!
• Isaiah 11:10At that time a root from Jesse will stand like a signal flag for the nations. Nations will look to him for guidance, and his residence will be majestic.
• Micah 4:5Though all the nations follow their respective gods, we will follow 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