Psalm 60:4
New International Version
But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow.

New Living Translation
But you have raised a banner for those who fear you— a rallying point in the face of attack. Interlude

English Standard Version
You have set up a banner for those who fear you, that they may flee to it from the bow. Selah

Berean Standard Bible
You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah

King James Bible
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

New King James Version
You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah

New American Standard Bible
You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah

NASB 1995
You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

NASB 1977
Thou hast given a banner to those who fear Thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

Legacy Standard Bible
You have given a banner to those who fear You, In order to flee to it from the bow. Selah.

Amplified Bible
You have set up a banner for those who fear You [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder—a banner to shield them from attack], A banner that may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

Christian Standard Bible
You have given a signal flag to those who fear you, so that they can flee before the archers. Selah

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You have given a signal flag to those who fear You, so that they can flee before the archers. Selah

American Standard Version
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth. [Selah

Contemporary English Version
You gave a signal to those who worship you, so they could escape from enemy arrows.

English Revised Version
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Yet, you have raised a flag for those who fear you so that they can rally to it when attacked by bows [and arrows]. [Selah]

Good News Translation
You have warned those who have reverence for you, so that they might escape destruction.

International Standard Version
But you have given a banner to those who fear you, so they may display it in honor of truth. Interlude

Majority Standard Bible
You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah

NET Bible
You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag, so that they might seek safety from the bow. (Selah)

New Heart English Bible
You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

World English Bible
You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You have given an ensign to those fearing You, "" To be lifted up as an ensign "" Because of truth. Selah.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast given to those fearing thee an ensign. To be lifted up as an ensign Because of truth. Selah.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou gavest a signal to those fearing thee, to flee from the face of the bow. Silence.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast given a warning to them that fear thee: that they may flee from before the bow: That thy beloved may be delivered.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You have given a warning sign to those who fear you, so that they may flee from before the face of the bow, so that your beloved may be delivered.

New American Bible
Raise up a banner for those who revere you, a refuge for them out of bow shot. Selah

New Revised Standard Version
You have set up a banner for those who fear you, to rally to it out of bowshot. Selah
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Thou hast wrought a miracle to them that reverence thee, so that they need not flee from the bow.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You have given your worshipers a sign that they will not flee from before your archer.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou hast given a token to them that fear thee, that they might flee from the bow. Pause.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Victory Through God
3You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink. 4You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah 5Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.…

Cross References
Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.

Isaiah 11:10
On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.

Isaiah 49:22
This 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.

Isaiah 62:10
Go out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!

Numbers 21:8-9
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.” / So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.

Song of Solomon 2:4
He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.

Isaiah 5:26
He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!

Isaiah 13:2
Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.

Jeremiah 51:27
“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.

Zechariah 9:16
On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land.

John 3:14-15
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, / that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

John 12:32
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”

Romans 15:12
And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”

1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

2 Corinthians 2:14
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.


Treasury of Scripture

You have given a banner to them that fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

a banner

Psalm 20:5
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.

Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:

Song of Solomon 2:4
He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

because

Psalm 12:1,2
To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men…

Psalm 45:4
And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

Isaiah 59:14,15
And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter…

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You have raised a banner
The phrase "raised a banner" is rich with military imagery, often used in ancient times to signify a rallying point for troops. In Hebrew, the word for "banner" is "nes," which can also mean a sign or standard. This banner represents God's protection and leadership, a visible symbol of His presence and guidance for His people. Historically, banners were used to gather and unite soldiers, providing a focal point in the chaos of battle. Spiritually, this signifies God's call to His people to unite under His sovereignty and find refuge in His strength.

for those who fear You
The "fear" mentioned here is not one of terror but of reverence and awe. In Hebrew, the word "yare" conveys a deep respect and acknowledgment of God's power and holiness. This fear is the beginning of wisdom, as stated in Proverbs 9:10, and it denotes a relationship of trust and obedience. Those who fear the Lord are promised His protection and guidance, as they align themselves with His will and purpose.

that they may flee the bow
The "bow" symbolizes danger and warfare, a common threat in the ancient world. The Hebrew word "qesheth" refers to a weapon used in battle, representing the perils faced by God's people. The phrase suggests that God provides a means of escape and safety for those who trust in Him. Historically, fleeing the bow would mean finding refuge from imminent attack, and spiritually, it implies seeking God's protection from the spiritual battles and trials of life. This assurance of divine protection encourages believers to rely on God's strength rather than their own.

(4) Thou hast given.--Amid the uncertainty attaching to this verse, one thing is certain, that the Authorised Version rendering of its second clause must be abandoned. Instead of koshet (truth), we must read with the LXX. and Symmachus kesheth (a bow). It is more than doubtful if the preposition rendered because of can have that meaning. Nor can the rendering of the verb, that it may be displayed, be defended. Render, Thou hast given Thy fearers a banner, that they may rally to it from before the bow, and comp. Isaiah 13:2.

Verse 4. - Thou hast given a tanner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. So most commentators. But the ancient rendering, recently revived by Professor Cheyne, is perhaps preferable. According to this, the meaning is, "Thou hast indeed given a banner to them that fear thee (see Exodus 17:15), but only that they may flee before the bow" (τοῦ φυγεῖν ἀπὸ προωσ´που τόξων, LXX.). On the last occasion that the banner had been lifted, it had seemed to be, not so much a rallying point, as a signal for dispersion.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You have raised
נָ֘תַ֤תָּה (nā·ṯat·tāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

a banner
נֵּ֭ס (nês)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5251: A flag, a sail, a flagstaff, a signal, a token

for those who fear You,
לִּירֵאֶ֣יךָ (lî·rê·’e·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3373: Fearing, reverent

that they may flee
לְהִתְנוֹסֵ֑ס (lə·hiṯ·nō·w·sês)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away

the bow.
קֹ֣שֶׁט (qō·šeṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7189: Equity, reality

Selah
סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh)
Interjection
Strong's 5542: Suspension, pause


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