The Meaning of Psalms 20:5 Explained

Psalms 20:5

KJV: 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.

YLT: We sing of thy salvation, And in the name of our God set up a banner. Jehovah doth fulfil all thy requests.

Darby: We will triumph in thy salvation, and in the name of our God will we set up our banners. Jehovah fulfil all thy petitions!

ASV: We will triumph in thy salvation, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners: Jehovah fulfil all thy petitions.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Psalms 20:5 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The people anticipated victory in the upcoming battle. When the soldiers went out to war they marched according to their tribes, and each tribe had its own distinctive banner (cf. Numbers 2:2).

Context Summary

Psalm 20:1-9 - The Saving Strength Of God's Right Hand
This may have been written on such an occasion as 2 Samuel 10:1-19.
The prayer of the soldiers, Psalms 20:1-4. Ready, drawn up for the battle, they salute their king. God's name is His character. The God of Jacob cannot forsake us, though we are unworthy as the patriarch. "Thou worm Jacob!" Isaiah 41:14.
The resolve, Psalms 20:5. Our banners may wave proudly in the breeze, but all is vain if God be not our trust. The Lord is our "banner," Exodus 17:15. We succeed only as we set out in His name and for His glory.
The king's voice, Psalms 20:6. Strength is plural, signifying the variety and infinity of God's resources, on which we may count.
The final chorus of the host, Psalms 20:7-9. As they look across the field, they contrast the might of their foes with their slender equipment. But as they gaze, those embattled hosts are dispersed, as clouds before a gale. Save! is the battle-cry. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 20

1  The church blesses the King in his exploits
7  and expresses her confidence in God's helpfulness

What do the individual words in Psalms 20:5 mean?

We will rejoice in your salvation and in the name of our God we will set up [our] banners May fulfill Yahweh all your petitions
נְרַנְּנָ֤ה ׀ בִּ֘ישׁ֤וּעָתֶ֗ךָ וּבְשֵֽׁם־ אֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּ נִדְגֹּ֑ל יְמַלֵּ֥א יְ֝הוָ֗ה כָּל־ מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶֽיךָ

נְרַנְּנָ֤ה ׀  We  will  rejoice 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common plural
Root: רוּן 
Sense: to overcome.
בִּ֘ישׁ֤וּעָתֶ֗ךָ  in  your  salvation 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יְשׁוּעָה  
Sense: salvation, deliverance.
וּבְשֵֽׁם־  and  in  the  name 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
אֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּ  of  our  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
נִדְגֹּ֑ל  we  will  set  up  [our]  banners 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common plural
Root: דָּגַל 
Sense: to look, behold.
יְמַלֵּ֥א  May  fulfill 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
יְ֝הוָ֗ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶֽיךָ  your  petitions 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁאָלָה  
Sense: request, petition, desire.