Judges 5:2
Verse 2 of 31. The 5th of 21 chapters in Judges, in History.
1Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
2Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
3Hear, 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.
4Lord, 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.
5The mountains melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.
6In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
Judges 5:2 in the World English Bible
“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, LORD!Read Judges 5:2 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Judges 5:2
She begins with a general Hallelujah: Praise (or bless, for that is the word) you the Lord, v. 2. The design of the song is to give glory to God; this therefore is put first, to explain and direct all that follows, like the first petition of the Lord's prayer, Hallowed be thy name.
Read Matthew Henry on Judges 5:1–5: The Song of Deborah and Barak. (b. c. 1285.)
Pray Judges 5:2 with someone reading it aloud.
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