Judges 5:4

"“Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to the LORD. I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel."

Key Reflection

This verse challenges rulers to listen and acknowledge the Lord's sovereignty through the poetess's song of praise. It sets a contrast between human leadership and divine worship, highlighting the importance of recognizing God over earthly authority.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

ComparePsalms 68:7-9, andHabakkuk 3:3-16. The three passages relate to the same events, and mutually explain each other. The subject of them is the triumphant march of Israel, with the Lord at their head, to take possession of Canaan, and the overthrow of Sihon, Og, and the Midianites. This march commenced from Kadesh, in the immediate neighborhood of Self, and the victories which followed were an exact parallel to the victory of Deborah and Barak, accompanied as it had been with the storm which made Kishon to overflow his banks.

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