Jueces 5:2

2 ¡Por haberse puesto al frente los jefes en Israel, por haberse ofrecido el pueblo voluntariamente, bendecid al SEÑOR!

Jueces 5:2 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 5:2

Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel
The injuries done to Israel by any of their enemies, and particularly what wrongs had been done them by Jabin, king of Canaan, for twenty years past; though some understand it of the vengeance God took on Israel for their sins; and though praise is not given directly for that, yet inasmuch as, when that was the case, there were some whose spirits were stirred up to engage voluntarily in the deliverance of them from the oppression of their enemies, it was matter of praise:

when the people willingly offered themselves:
to go and fight for Israel against their enemies, particularly those of the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, ( Judges 5:18 ) ; though not excluding others that joined, who could not have been forced to it, had they not freely offered themselves; and which was owing to the secret influence of divine Providence on their hearts, moving and drawing them to this service; and therefore praise was due to the Lord on this account, who works in the hearts of men both to will and to do, as in things spiritual and religious, so in things natural and civil.

Jueces 5:2 In-Context

1 Entonces Débora y Barac, hijo de Abinoam, cantaron en aquel día, diciendo:

2 ¡Por haberse puesto al frente los jefes en Israel, por haberse ofrecido el pueblo voluntariamente, bendecid al SEÑOR!

3 ¡Oíd, reyes; prestad oído, príncipes! Yo al SEÑOR, cantaré, cantaré alabanzas al SEÑOR, Dios de Israel.

4 SEÑOR, cuando saliste de Seir, cuando marchaste del campo de Edom, la tierra tembló, también cayeron gotas del cielo, y las nubes destilaron agua.

5 Los montes se estremecieron ante la presencia del SEÑOR, aquel Sinaí, ante la presencia del SEÑOR, Dios de Israel.