New English Translation
Psalms 60:4
4You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag, so that they might seek safety from the bow. (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 made the earth quake; you split it open. Repair its breaches, for it is ready to fall. 3You have made your people experience hard times; you have made us drink intoxicating wine. You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag, so that they might seek safety from the bow. (Selah) 5Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe. 6God has spoken in his sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem; the Valley of Succoth I will measure off.
Read all of Psalms 60Psalms 60:4 word by word
נָ֘תַ֤תָּה לִּירֵאֶ֣יךָ נֵּ֭ס לְהִתְנוֹסֵ֑ס מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י קֹ֣שֶׁט סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 60:4
- Psalms 20:5Then we will shout for joy over your victory; we will rejoice in the name of our God! May the Lord grant all your requests!
- Exodus 17:15Moses built an altar, and he called it “The Lord is my Banner,”
- Isaiah 11:12He will lift a signal flag for the nations; he will gather Israel’s dispersed people and assemble Judah’s scattered people from the four corners of the earth.
- Isaiah 49:22This is what the sovereign Lord says: “Look I will raise my hand to the nations; I will raise my signal flag to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
- Isaiah 59:19In the west, people respect the Lord’s reputation; in the east they recognize his splendor. For he comes like a rushing stream driven on by wind sent from the Lord.
- Psalms 12:1Deliver, Lord! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished.
- Psalms 45:4Appear in your majesty and be victorious! Ride forth for the sake of what is right, on behalf of justice! Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts!
- Isaiah 59:14Justice is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to enter.
- Jeremiah 5:1The Lord said, “Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city.
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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