Judges 5:2
O you of Israel, that have willingly offered your lives to danger, bless the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
In Context
1In that day Debbora and Barac son of Abinoem sung, and said:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:21And he saw his pre-eminence, that in his portion the teacher was laid up: who was with the princes of the people, and did the justices of the Lord, and his judgment with Israel.
2 Samuel 22:47The Lord liveth, and my God is blessed: and the strong God of my salvation shall be exalted:
Nehemiah 11:2And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Psalms 48:11According to thy name, O God, so also is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of justice.
Psalms 97:8Sion heard, and was glad. And the daughters of Juda rejoiced, because of thy judgments, O Lord.
Psalms 110:3With thee is the principality in the day of thy strength: in the brightness of the saints: from the womb before the day star I begot thee.
Matthew Henry on Judges 5:2-6
The Song of Deborah and Barak. ( b. c. 1285.) 1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 2 Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. 3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord ; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. 4 Lord , when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. 5 The mountains… Read the whole commentary →