Psalm 20:5

Translations

Modern

May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.

Traditional

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.

Literal

We will rejoice in your salvation, and we will raise a banner in the name of our God; may YHWH fulfill all your petitions.

Latin

Lætabimur in salutari tuo; et in nomine Dei nostri magnificabimur.

Original

Hebrew

English

May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.

Notes

Psalms 20:5

Troops carried a victory banner to battle. They gathered under it and encouraged each other to act (see Isaiah 11:10, 12).

Psalms 20:4–5

make all your plans succeed … grant all your petitions: These requests might be those mentioned in Psalm 21:3–6 (compare 27:4).

Psalms 20:1–5

The community prays for the king’s protection and victory.

Psalms 20:1–9

This royal prayer asks God to give victory to the king (Psalm 20:1–5). It then expresses confidence that God will bring rescue (20:6–8). The psalm ends with the people asking God to answer their prayer (20:9).

Psalms 20:1–24:10

This series of psalms shows a journey from confidence and commitment (Psalms 20–21), through anguish and abandonment (Psalm 22), and finally to comfort, insight, and hope (Psalms 23–24).

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Related verses

Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
1 Samuel 1:17
“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
Psalm 60:4
You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah
Isaiah 25:9
And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Habakkuk 3:18
…yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
Psalm 118:15
Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!
Luke 1:47
…and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
Isaiah 12:1–3
In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
Psalm 9:14
…that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
Psalm 35:9
Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
Psalm 13:5
But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.

Glossary

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Topics

Faith: Exemplified Joy: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Standard: Banners Used As The Flag

Psalm 20:5

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