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.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 20Meaning
The people anticipate rejoicing in God’s salvation and raising banners in God’s name while asking that petitions be fulfilled; the celebration centers on divine rescue rather than self-exaltation or national supremacy.
Desire, counsel, salvation, and shared rejoicing
Verses 4–5 ask that the king’s God-directed desire and counsel be fulfilled and anticipate communal joy and banners in God’s name.
Read carefully
The people anticipate rejoicing in God’s salvation and raising banners in God’s name while asking that petitions be fulfilled; the celebration centers on divine rescue rather than self-exaltation or national supremacy. Keep the verse inside its literary unit.
Reflection
Read this verse as part of a communal royal prayer that entrusts crisis, leadership, worship, plans, and victory to God without turning the psalm into a guarantee of military success, prosperity, nationalism, or magical protection.