Psalms 60:4

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

2Thou hast made the land to tremble; thou hast rent it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 3Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of staggering. Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah 5That thy beloved may be delivered, save with thy right hand, and answer us. 6God hath spoken in his holiness; I will exult: I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

Psalms 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 20:5We will triumph in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfill all thy petitions.
• Exodus 17:15And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi:
• Isaiah 11:12And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
• Isaiah 49:22Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples: and they shall bring thy sons in their bosom, and thy daughters shall he carried upon their shoulders.
• Isaiah 59:19So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun: for he shall come as a rushing stream, which the breath of the LORD driveth.
• Psalms 12:1Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
• Psalms 45:4And in thy majesty ride on prosperously, because of truth and meekness and righteousness: and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
• Isaiah 59:14And judgment is turned away backward, and righteousness standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness cannot enter.
• Jeremiah 5:1Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that doeth justly, that seeketh truth; and I will pardon her.

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

Topics related to Psalms 60:4

• Fear of God
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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