American Standard Version
"My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless ye Jehovah. "
— Judges 5:9, American Standard Version
“My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.”
“My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Yahweh!”
“My heart went out to Israel’s leaders, to the people who answered the call to war. Praise the LORD!”
“My heart loveth the princes of Israel: O you, that of your own good will offered yourselves to danger, bless the Lord.”
“Come, you rulers of Israel, you who gave yourselves freely among the people: give praise to the Lord.”
“My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.”
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, And the travellers walked through byways.
The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?
My heart is toward the governors of Israel, That offered themselves willingly among the people: Bless ye Jehovah.
Tell of it, ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on rich carpets, And ye that walk by the way.
Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, There shall they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah, Eventhe righteous acts of his rule in Israel. Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates.
Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, utter a song: Arise, Barak, and lead away thy captives, thou son of Abinoam.