Judges 5:2
For the leadership of leaders in Israel, For the volunteering of the people,—Bless ye Yahweh!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, son of Abinoam,—on that day, saying:—
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:21And hath provided a first part for himself, For, there, a commander’s portion hath been hid,—So he cometh with the heads of the people, The righteousness of Yahweh, he executeth, And his regulations, with Israel.
2 Samuel 22:47Yahweh liveth, and blessed be my rock,—and exalted be the God (of the rock) of my salvation:—
Nehemiah 11:2And the people bestowed a blessing on all the men, who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Psalms 48:11Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah exult, Because of thy judgments.
Psalms 97:8Zion, hath heard and rejoiced, And the daughters of Judah, have exulted, Because of thy righteous decisions, O Yahweh:
Psalms 110:3Thy people, will freely offer themselves, in the day of thine army,—in the splendours of holiness, out of the womb of the dawn, To thee, [shall spring forth] 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 →