The Names of God, V of XVI

Let them praise the name of the Lord,

For His name alone is exalted;

His glory is above the earth and heaven.

Psalm 148:13

Jehovah Nissi

(yeh-ho-vaw' nis-see')
The Lord My Banner, The Lord My Miracle

Blue Letter Bible

Use in the Bible: In the Old TestamentJehovah-Nissi occurs only once in Exodus 17:15. 

Jehovah Nissi in the Septuagint: kurios kataphugê mou — the Lord is my refuge 

Meaning and Derivation: Jehovah is translated as "The Existing One" or "Lord." The chief meaning of Jehovah is derived from the Hebrew word Havah meaning "to be" or "to exist." It also suggests "to become" or specifically "to become known" — this denotes a God who reveals Himself unceasingly. Nes(nês), from which Nissi derived, means "banner" in Hebrew. In Exodus 17:15, Moses, recognizing that the Lord was Israel's banner under which they defeated the Amalekites, builds an altar named Jehovah-Nissi (the Lord our Banner). Nes is sometimes translated as a pole with an insignia attached. In battle opposing nations would fly their own flag on a pole at each of their respective front lines. This was to give their soldiers a feeling of hope and a focal point. This is what God is to us: a banner of encouragement to give us hope and a focal point.