Judges 5

¹On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:

²“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.

³Listen, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.

⁴O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.

⁵The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.

⁶In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.

⁷Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.

⁸When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.

⁹My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!

¹⁰You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder

¹¹the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:

¹²‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’