51 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song: 2 "Israel's leaders took charge, and the people gladly followed. Praise the Lord ! 3 "Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you mighty rulers! For I will sing to the Lord . I will make music to the Lord, the God of Israel. 4 " Lord, when you set out from Seir and marched across the fields of Edom, the earth trembled, and the cloudy skies poured down rain. 5 The mountains quaked in the presence of the Lord, the God of Mount Sinai- in the presence of the Lord, the God of Israel.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 5:1-5
Commentary on Judges 5:1-5.
(Read Judges 5:1-5.)
No time should be lost in returning thanks to the Lord for his mercies; for our praises are most acceptable, pleasant, and profitable, when they flow from a full heart. By this, love and gratitude would be more excited and more deeply fixed in the hearts of believers; the events would be more known and longer remembered. Whatever Deborah, Barak, or the army had done, the Lord must have all the praise. The will, the power, and the success were all from Him.