² “When the princes in Israel take the lead,
    when the people willingly offer^(D) themselves—
    praise the Lord!^(E)

³ “Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!
    I, even I, will sing to^[a] the Lord;^(F)
    I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.^(G)

⁴ “When you, Lord, went out^(H) from Seir,^(I)
    when you marched from the land of Edom,
the earth shook,^(J) the heavens poured,
    the clouds poured down water.^(K)
5 The mountains quaked^(L) before the Lord, the One of Sinai,
    before the Lord, the God of Israel.

¹⁹ “Kings came^(A), they fought,
    the kings of Canaan fought.
At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,^(B)
    they took no plunder of silver.^(C)
20 From the heavens^(D) the stars fought,
    from their courses they fought against Sisera.
²¹ The river Kishon^(E) swept them away,
    the age-old river, the river Kishon.
    March on, my soul; be strong!^(F)
22 Then thundered the horses’ hooves—
    galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.^(G)

³¹ “So may all your enemies perish,^(A) Lord!
    But may all who love you be like the sun^(B)
    when it rises in its strength.”^(C)