(A)That [a]the leaders led in Israel,
That (B)the people volunteered,
Bless the Lord!
“Hear, O kings; give ear, O rulers!
(C)I—to the Lord, I will sing,
I will sing praise to the Lord, the God of Israel.
(D)Lord, when You went out from Seir,
When You marched from the field of Edom,
(E)The earth quaked, the heavens also dripped,
Even the clouds dripped water.

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  1. Judges 5:2 Or locks hung loose in

“When the princes in Israel take the lead,
    when the people willingly offer(A) themselves—
    praise the Lord!(B)

“Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers!
    I, even I, will sing to[a] the Lord;(C)
    I will praise the Lord, the God of Israel, in song.(D)

“When you, Lord, went out(E) from Seir,(F)
    when you marched from the land of Edom,
the earth shook,(G) the heavens poured,
    the clouds poured down water.(H)

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  1. Judges 5:3 Or of