¹¹ the voice of the singers^[a] at the watering places.
    They recite the victories^(A) of the Lord,
    the victories of his villagers in Israel.

“Then the people of the Lord
    went down to the city gates.^(B)
12 ‘Wake up,^(C) wake up, Deborah!^(D)
    Wake up, wake up, break out in song!
Arise, Barak!^(E)
    Take captive your captives,^(F) son of Abinoam.’

¹³ “The remnant of the nobles came down;
    the people of the Lord came down to me against the mighty.
¹⁴ Some came from Ephraim,^(G) whose roots were in Amalek;^(H)
    Benjamin^(I) was with the people who followed you.
From Makir^(J) captains came down,
    from Zebulun those who bear a commander’s^[b] staff.
¹⁵ The princes of Issachar^(K) were with Deborah;^(L)
    yes, Issachar was with Barak,^(M)
    sent under his command into the valley.
In the districts of Reuben
    there was much searching of heart.
¹⁶ Why did you stay among the sheep pens^[c](N)
    to hear the whistling for the flocks?^(O)
In the districts of Reuben
    there was much searching of heart.
¹⁷ Gilead^(P) stayed beyond the Jordan.
    And Dan, why did he linger by the ships?
Asher^(Q) remained on the coast^(R)
    and stayed in his coves.
¹⁸ The people of Zebulun^(S) risked their very lives;
    so did Naphtali^(T) on the terraced fields.^(U)

¹⁹ “Kings came^(V), they fought,
    the kings of Canaan fought.
At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo,^(W)
    they took no plunder of silver.^(X)
20 From the heavens^(Y) the stars fought,
    from their courses they fought against Sisera.
²¹ The river Kishon^(Z) swept them away,
    the age-old river, the river Kishon.
    March on, my soul; be strong!^(AA)
22 Then thundered the horses’ hooves—
    galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds.^(AB)
23 ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord.
    ‘Curse its people bitterly,
because they did not come to help the Lord,
    to help the Lord against the mighty.’

²⁴ “Most blessed of women^(AC) be Jael,^(AD)
    the wife of Heber the Kenite,^(AE)
    most blessed of tent-dwelling women.

⁸ I will listen to what God the Lord says;
    he promises peace^(A) to his people, his faithful servants—
    but let them not turn to folly.^(B)
9 Surely his salvation^(C) is near those who fear him,
    that his glory^(D) may dwell in our land.

¹⁰ Love and faithfulness^(E) meet together;
    righteousness^(F) and peace kiss each other.
¹¹ Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
    and righteousness^(G) looks down from heaven.
¹² The Lord will indeed give what is good,^(H)
    and our land will yield^(I) its harvest.
¹³ Righteousness goes before him
    and prepares the way for his steps.