Judges 5:1
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
In Context
2Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
Cross References
Exodus 15:1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying, I will sing to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Numbers 21:17Then Israel sung this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye to it:
1 Samuel 2:1And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, my horn is exalted in the LORD; my mouth is enlarged over my enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
2 Chronicles 20:21And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers to the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.
Job 38:7When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Isaiah 12:1And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thy anger is turned away, and thou hast comforted me.
Matthew Henry on Judges 5:1
This chapter contains the triumphal song which was composed and sung upon occasion of that glorious victory which Israel obtained over the forces of Jabin king of Canaan and the happy consequences of that victory. Probably it was usual then to publish poems upon such occasions, as now; but this only is preserved of all the poems of that age of the judges, because dictated by Deborah a prophetess, designed for a psalm of praise then, and a pattern of praise to after-ages, and it gives a great deal of light to the… Read the whole commentary →