You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah
Parallel translations
- WEB You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
- KJV Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
- NKJV You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
- NASB You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
- NLT But you have raised a banner for those who fear you— a rallying point in the face of attack. Interlude
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Quick answer
Yet God has given those who fear him a banner to rally around for the sake of truth. It offers hope of God's continued purpose amid defeat.
Overview
Amid the distress, David sees a sign of grace: God has provided a banner, a rallying point, for his faithful people. The banner stands for truth and for God's cause, giving courage to regroup. The Selah invites reflection that even in discipline God does not abandon those who fear him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Ps 20:5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
- Exod 17:15And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
- Isa 11:12He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
- Isa 5:26He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!
- Song 2:4He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.
- Isa 13:2Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.
- Isa 59:14–15So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and honesty cannot enter.
- Jer 5:1–3“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
- Isa 49:22This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
- Isa 59:19So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.
- Ps 45:4In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
- Ps 12:1–2For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
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