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Judges 5:2 KJV
Judges · chapter 5 · verse 2
Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.Judges 5:2 · King James Version
Judges 5:2 in context
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- avengingpâraʻto loosenH6544 →
- avengingparʻâhleadershipH6546 →
- Praisebârakto kneelH1288 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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The former chapter let us know what great things God had done for Israel; in this we have the thankful returns they made to God, that all ages of the church might learn that work of heaven to praise God. I. God is praised by a song, which is, 1. A very natural expression of rejoicing. Is any merry? Let him sing;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5