A 31-verse victory hymn recounts how Israel’s tribes answered the call against Canaan’s kings, ending with the land at rest for forty years.
Full sung version coming soon.
Lyrics
Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying
Because the leaders took the lead in Israel Because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, LORD 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 LORD, when you went out of Seir When you marched out of the field of Edom The earth trembled, the sky also dropped
Yes, the clouds dropped water The mountains quaked at the LORD’s presence In the days of Shamgar, in the days of Jael The highways were unoccupied
The rulers ceased in Israel They ceased until I, Deborah, arose Until I arose a mother in Israel My heart is towards the governors of Israel
They chose new gods Then war was in the gates Was there a shield or spear seen amongst forty thousand in Israel From the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water
There they will rehearse the LORD’s righteous acts The righteous acts of his rule in Israel Then the LORD’s people went down to the gates
Awake, awake, Deborah, awake, awake, utter a song Arise, Barak, and lead away your captives, you son of Abinoam Then a remnant of the nobles and the people came down
The LORD came down for me against the mighty Jael shall be blessed above women Blessed shall she be above women in the tent She put her hand to the tent peg and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer
With the hammer she struck Sisera She struck through his head Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay
So let all your enemies perish, LORD But let those who love him be as the sun When it rises in its strength Then the land had rest forty years
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