KJV King James Version
Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
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Judges 5:2
Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, Yahweh!
ASV American Standard Version
For that the leaders took the lead in Israel, For that the people offered themselves willingly, Bless ye Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘For freeing freemen in Israel, For a people willingly offering themselves Bless ye Jehovah.
Surrounding context — Judges 5
1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
2 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, [even] I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing [praise] to the LORD God of Israel.
4 LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
5 The mountains melted from before the LORD, [even] that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.
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Judges 5:9My heart [is] toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.Psalm 110:3Thy people [shall be] willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.2 Chronicles 17:16And next him [was] Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.Philippians 2:13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure.Psalm 136:15But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.2 Corinthians 8:12For if there be first a willing mind, [it is] accepted according to that a man hath, [and] not according to that he hath not.Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.Revelation 19:2For true and righteous [are] his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.Philemon 1:14But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.Psalm 48:11Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.Psalm 97:8Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD.Psalm 94:1O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.Psalm 136:19-20Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, O ye nations, [with] his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, [and] to his people.1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation [of the gospel] is committed unto me.Nehemiah 11:2And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.2 Samuel 22:47-48The LORD liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.Psalm 149:6-9[Let] the high [praises] of God [be] in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;
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