Judges 5:1-3

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The Song of Deborah

5 ^[a] On the day that the Israelites defeated Sisera, Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:

²“The men of Israel prepared for battle.^[b]
They volunteered to go to war.
Praise the Lord!

³“Listen, kings.
    Pay attention, rulers.
I will sing.
    I myself will sing to the Lord.
I will make music to the Lord,
    to the God of the Israelites.

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Footnotes

Judges 5:1 Chapter 5 This is a very old song, and many of the lines are hard to understand in the Hebrew text.
Judges 5:2 The men … battle This might also mean “When leaders led in Israel” or “When men wore long hair in Israel.” Soldiers often dedicated their hair as a special gift to God.