Judges 5:1-9

English Standard Version

The Song of Deborah and Barak

5 ^(A)Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day:

²“That the leaders took the lead in Israel,
that ^(B)the people offered themselves willingly,
bless the Lord!

³“Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes;
to the Lord I will sing;
I will make melody to the Lord, the God of Israel.

⁴“Lord, ^(C)when you went out from Seir,
    when you marched from the region of Edom,
^(D)the earth trembled
    and the heavens dropped,
    yes, the clouds dropped water.
⁵The mountains ^(E)quaked before the Lord,
    ^(F)even Sinai before the Lord,^[a] the God of Israel.

⁶“In the days of ^(G)Shamgar, son of Anath,
    in the days of ^(H)Jael, ^(I)the highways were abandoned,
    and travelers kept to the byways.
⁷The villagers ceased in Israel;
    they ceased to be until I arose;
    I, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel.
⁸^(J)When new gods were chosen,
    then war was in the gates.
^(K)Was shield or spear to be seen
    among forty thousand in Israel?
⁹My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel
    who ^(L)offered themselves willingly among the people.
    Bless the Lord.