Judges 5:2
When men let grow their hair in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly, bless ye the LORD.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
In Context
1Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:21And he chose a first part for himself, for there a portion of a ruler was reserved; and there came the heads of the people, he executed the righteousness of the LORD, and His ordinances with Israel.
2 Samuel 22:47The LORD liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God, my Rock of salvation;
Nehemiah 11:2And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Psalms 48:11(48-12) Let mount Zion be glad, let the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of Thy judgments.
Psalms 97:8Zion heard and was glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoiced; because of Thy judgments, O LORD.
Psalms 110:3Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy warfare; in adornments of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, thine is the dew of thy youth.
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 →