Scripture Songs, Song 3 – Song 4
The SONG of DEBORAH, JUDGES V.
verse 2 PRaise ye the Lord, for that he did revenge for Israel take,
When as the people of themselves did willing offer make.
verse 3 Hear O ye kings, ye Princes eke, give ear unto this thing;
Even I will praise the Lord, yea I & didst to Israels God will sing.
verse 4 Lord when thou went'st from Seir march out of Edoms field,
The earth did tremble, heaven drop, the clouds did water yeild.
verse 5 The mountains frō before the Lord even they on melting fell,
Yea Sinai from before the Lord, the God of Israel.
verse 6 In days of Shamgar, Anaths son, and eke in Jaels days
The common paths were left, & men did travel in by-ways.
verse 7 They that in villages did dwell, they ceast in Israel,
Till I arose, I Deborah, within a mother in Israel.
verse 8 They chose new gods, and then the gates did war appear:
Mongst forty thousand Israelites was there a shield or spear?
verse 9 Towards Israels rulers is my heart, that did with free accord
Offer themselves among the flock, for this bless ye the Lord.
verse 10 Ye that upon white asses ride, see that ye speak and talk;
Ye also that in judgement sit, and by the way do walk.
verse 11 They that are freed from the noise shal and fear of Archers fierce,
Where they did draw their water, Gods righteous acts rehearse.
The acts perform'd for Villagers, in Israel that were;
Then shall the people of the Lord within the gates appear.
verse 12 Awake, awake, O Deborah, I say awake, awake,
And to the uttering of a song do thou thy self betake.
Barak do thou also arise, and now perform thy part,
Lead captive thy captivity, Abinoams son that art.
verse 13 Then over Nobles of the folk he made him rule to have,
That did remain, ore mighty ones to me the rule he gave.
verse 14 Gaist Amaleck there was a root of thee from Ephraim;
Among thy people after thee O tribe of Benjamin.
And out of Machir governours came down, and likewise men
From Zebulun, that handle well the skilful writers pen.
verse 15 The princes eke of Issachar, with Deborah they were;
Even Issachar and Barak too, with her they did appear.
Into the valley was he sent, yea sent on foot, but lo
Reubens divisions they did cause great thoughts of heart to grow.
verse 16 Why didst thou bide among the folds the bleating flocks to hear?
Reubens divisions they did cause that great heart-searchings were
verse 17 Beyond the river Jordan, did Gilead make his abode
And why did Dan remain within his Ships that were at rode?
After continued on the shore, the sea was at his side,
And in his breaches he remain'd, yea there he did abide.
verse 18 But Zebulun and Nephtali were people that did yeild
To run the hazard of their lives fought even in the open field.
verse 19 Kings came, yea Canaans kings, & in Tanaach, by the brook
And water of Megiddo: they no gain of money took.
verse 20 They fought from heaven, yea the stars that in their courses were,
Against the Captain Sisera in sight they did appear.
verse 21 The ancient river Kishon, did them sweep away and drown,
The river Kishon, thou my soul their strength hath trodden down.
verse 22 Then did their horses fail them much their hoofs in sunder brake,
By prancings of their mighty ones, the prancings they did make.
verse 23 The Angel of the Lord thus said, let Meroz cursed be;
Yea the inhabitants thereof, even bitterly curse ye.
Because they came not to the help the help even of the Lord,
Against the mighty, yea because they did not help afford.
verse 24 Blessed be Jael, Hebers wife the Kenite, blessed she;
Yea more then other women, in the tent shall blessed be.
verse 25 He asked water, and she did with milk the man refresh;
She brought forth butter, wch she did present in lordly dish.
verse 26 Then did she put her hand unto the nail which she had fet,
And to the workmans hammer she her own right hand did set.
With hammer Sisera she smote, his head she did remove,
When she had pierc'd his temples, & through them the nail had drove.
verse 27 And at her feet he bow'd himself he fell, and down did ly;
He bow'd, & fell, & when he bow'd, he did ly down and dy.
verse 28 The mother of the Captain from the window cast her ey;
She looked through the lattess, and after this sort did cry.
Why is it that his Chariot is so long upon the way?
Why is it that his Charet wheels do make such long delay?
verse 29 The ladies wise that were wth her thus did they answer make;
Yea even from her self also she did this answer take.
verse 30 Have they not sped, and have they not the prey divided so?
That every man hath for his part a damsel, one or two.
To Sisera a prey, which is with divers colours laid;
A prey of divers colours, and of needle-work is made;
I say of divers colours, wrought with needle on each side,
Meet for the necks of them that take and do the spoyl divide
verse 31 So let thine enemies perish all,
O Lord, but as for those
That love him, be they like the sun when forth in might he goes.
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, & 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
6. In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the high ways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through by-ways.
7. The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
8. They chose new gods, then was war in the gates; was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
9. My heart is towards the governours of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people; praise ye the Lord.
10. Speak ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgement, and walk by the way.
11. They that are delivered from the noise of Archers, in the places of drawing water▪ there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel, then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates
12. Awake awake Deborah, awake, awake, utter a song; arise Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
13. Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the Nobles among the people, the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty.
14. Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amaleck, after thee Benjamin among thy people. Out of Machir came down governours, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
15. And the Princes of Issachar were with Deborah, even Issachar, and also Barak, he was sent on foot into the valley, for the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
16. Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds to hear the bleatings of the flocks? for the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
17. Gilead abode beyond Jordan, and why did Dan remain in ships? After continued on the Sea-shore, and abode in his breaches.
18. Zebulun and Nephtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
19. The kings came and fought, then sought the Kings of Canaan in Tanaach by the waters of Megiddo, they took no gain of money.
20. They sought from heaven, the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
21. The river of Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the river Kishon; O my soul, thou hast trodden downe strength.
22. Then were the horse-hoofs broken by the means of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.
23. Curse ye Meroz, said the Angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
24. Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite blessed above women shal she be in the Tent.
25. He asked water, and she gave him milk, she brought forth butter in a lordly dish:
26. She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmans hammer, and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced & striken through his temples;
27. At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down at her feet; he bowed, he fell; where he bowed, there he fell down dead;
28. The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cryed through the lattess; why is his Chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his Chariots?
29. Her wise Ladies answered her, yea she returned answer to her self;
30. Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey, to every man a damsel or two? To Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of Needlework, of divers colours of Needle work on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoyl?
31. So let all thine enemies perish O Lord, but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might.
The SONG of HANNAH, I SAM. 2.
MY heart rejoyceth in the Lord, joyful in him am I.
Yea in the Lord my horn also exalted is on high.
Over mine enemies my mouth enlarged is likewise,
Because that my rejoycing doth in thy salvation rise.
verse 2 There is none holy as the Lord, for other there is none
Beside thee; neither any rock like to our God, not one.
verse 3 Do ye no more so proudly talk, do not so much exceed,
And arrogancy, let it not out of your mouth proceed.
For why, the Lord he is a God of knowledge, and thereby
The actions which performed are, he doth them weigh and try.
verse 4 Broken in sunder are the bows of mighty men and stout;
And they that stumbled, are with strength begirded round about.
verse 5 They that were ful, have hir'd them selves for bread, they did decrease;
And they that hungry were, have found their hunger for to cease.
So that to her are seven born, before that barren was,
And she that many children hath, is now in feeble case.
verse 6 It is the Lord that killeth, and alive again doth make;
He bringeth down unto the grave, and from the grave doth take.
verse 7 It is the Lord that maketh poor, he maketh rich also;
He bringeth low, and then his power in lifting up doth show.
verse 8 He raiseth up the poor from dust, and doth the begger fet
From off the dunghil, and among Princes he doth him set.
That of the throne of glory, they might be by him possest,
For pillars of the earth are Gods, the world on them doth rest.
verse 9 The feet of saints he will them keep whereas the wicked shall
Be silent in the dark, because by strength shall none prevail.
verse 10 Gods adversaries they shall all to pieces broken be;
Yea also out of heaven above, thunder on them shall he.
The Lord shal judg the earth, he shal give strength unto his king;
The horn of his anoynted he to honour high shall bring.
1. MY heart rejoyceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies, because I rejoyce in thy salvation.
2. There is none holy as the Lord, for there is none beside thee; neither is there any rock like our God.
3. Talk no more so exceeding proudly, let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
4. The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled, are girt with strength.
5. They that were full, have hired out themselves for bread, and they that were hungry, ceased; so that the barren hath born seven, and she that hath many children, is waxen feeble.
6. The Lord killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
7. The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the begger from the dunghil, to set them among princes, & to make them inherit the throne of glory; for the pillars of the earth are the Lords, and he hath set the world upon them.
9. He will keep the feet of his Saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail;
10. The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them; the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth, and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his Anointed.