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Psalms 60:4
4But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow.
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.
- 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
- New Living Translation (NLT)But you have raised a banner for those who fear you— a rallying point in the face of attack. Interlude
Context of Psalms 60:4
2You have shaken the land and torn it open; mend its fractures, for it is quaking. 3You have shown your people desperate times; you have given us wine that makes us stagger. But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow. 5Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered. 6God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.
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נָ֘תַ֤תָּה לִּירֵאֶ֣יךָ נֵּ֭ס לְהִתְנוֹסֵ֑ס מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י קֹ֣שֶׁט סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 60:4
- Psalms 20:5May 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.
- Exodus 17:15Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner.
- Isaiah 11:12He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth.
- Isaiah 49:22This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “See, I will beckon to the nations, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their hips.
- Isaiah 59:19From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along.
- Psalms 12:1Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
- Psalms 45:4In your majesty ride forth victoriously in the cause of truth, humility and justice; let your right hand achieve awesome deeds.
- Isaiah 59:14So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter.
- Jeremiah 5:1“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive 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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