Judges 5:2
'For freeing freemen in Israel, For a people willingly offering themselves Bless ye Jehovah.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
In Context
1And Deborah singeth — also Barak son of Abinoam — on that day, saying: —
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:21And he provideth the first part for himself, For there the portion of the lawgiver is covered, And he cometh [with] the heads of the people; The righteousness of Jehovah he hath done, And His judgments with Israel.
2 Samuel 22:47Jehovah liveth, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God — The Rock of my salvation.
Nehemiah 11:2and the people give a blessing to all the men who are offering themselves willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.
Psalms 48:11Rejoice doth Mount Zion, The daughters of Judah are joyful, For the sake of Thy judgments.
Psalms 97:8Zion hath heard and rejoiceth, And daughters of Judah are joyful, Because of Thy judgments, O Jehovah.
Psalms 110:3Thy people [are] free-will gifts in the day of Thy strength, in the honours of holiness, From the womb, from the morning, Thou hast 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 →