Why would God raise a "banner"? (Psalm 60:4)
Psalm 60:3-4 (NIV)
3 You have shown your people desperate times;
you have given us wine that makes us stagger.
4 But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner
to be unfurled against the bow.
Psalms 60:1 - 12
ESV - 1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us. 2 You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters.
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Asked January 05 2022
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Jack Gutknecht
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Tim Maas
To me, the psalmist is employing the metaphor of battle by saying that, in the midst of the adversity which God had inflicted upon Israel (symbolized by a bow attack), He had also raised a highly-visible banner (symbolizing salvation) that would serve as a refuge and rallying point for those who were still "on His side" (that is, who had remained faithful to Him, and were obeying His Law).
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