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"When leaders lead in Israel, When the people willingly offer themselves, Bless the Lord!
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"Hear, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I, even I, will sing to the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
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"Lord, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth trembled and the heavens poured, The clouds also poured water;
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The mountains gushed before the Lord, This Sinai, before the Lord God of Israel.
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"In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, In the days of Jael, The highways were deserted, And the travelers walked along the byways.
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Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel, Until I, Deborah, arose, Arose a mother in Israel.
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They chose new gods; Then there was war in the gates; Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.
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My heart is with the rulers of Israel Who offered themselves willingly with the people. Bless the Lord!
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"Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, Who sit in judges' attire, And who walk along the road.
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Far from the noise of the archers, among the watering places, There they shall recount the righteous acts of the Lord, The righteous acts for His villagers in Israel; Then the people of the Lord shall go down to the gates.
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"Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak, and lead your captives away, O son of Abinoam!