Judges 5:9
My heart [belongeth] to the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people: praise ye the Lord.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
10Ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and ye who walk on the way, utter praise!
Cross References
Judges 5:2When depravity had broken out in Israel, then did the people offer themselves willingly; [therefore] praise ye the Lord.
2 Chronicles 17:16And next to him was 'Amassyah the son of Zichri, who voluntarily offered himself unto the Lord; and with him were two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.
Psalms 103:2Bless, O my soul, the Lord, and forget not all his benefits:
Matthew Henry on Judges 5:7-12
6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. 7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. 8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? 9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord . 10 Speak, ye that ride… Read the whole commentary →