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You have raised a banner to gather those who fear you.
    Now they can ·stand up against the enemy [L escape/flee from the bow]. ·Selah [Interlude]

Answer us and ·save us [give us victory] by your ·power [L hand]
so ·the people you love [your beloved] will be rescued.

God has said ·from his Temple [from his Holy Place; or in his holiness],
    “·When I win [or With joy], I will ·divide [parcel up] Shechem
    and measure off the Valley of Succoth [Gen. 33:17–20].

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But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner(A)
    to be unfurled against the bow.[a]

Save us and help us with your right hand,(B)
    that those you love(C) may be delivered.
God has spoken from his sanctuary:
    “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem(D)
    and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 60:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

Thou hast given a signifying to them that dread thee; that they flee from the face of the bow. (Thou hast given a sign, or a warning, to those who fear thee/to those who revere thee; so that they can flee, or escape, from the face of the bow.)

That thy darlings be delivered; make thou safe with thy right hand, and hear thou me. (Save thy dear ones; yea, save thou us with thy right hand, and answer thou me.)[a]

God spake by his holy (place); I shall be glad, and I shall part Shechem, and I shall mete the great valley of tabernacles. (God spoke in his holiness/God spoke from his sanctuary, and he said, I shall be glad, and I shall divide Shechem; and I shall measure out the Succoth Valley.)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 60:5 Compare Psalm 60:5-12 to Psalm 108:6-13.