Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
Ver. 1. Then sang Deborah and Barak.] Like as before had done Moses and Miriam in Exodus 15:1,21, which chapter and this are by one called monumental Chapter s. Deborah was a poetess as well as a prophetess, learned, eloquent, industrious, far beyond Sappho or Procatia, who was called Musa Lyrica, and five various times got the better of Pindarus in versifying. a
On that day.] While the deliverance was fresh and their hearts well affected. So did Jehoshaphat and his army at Berachah. 2Ch 20:26 So did Hezekiah newly recovered. Isaiah 38:9 ; Isa 38:22 So did Zacharias so soon as his mouth was opened. Luk 1:64 If this be not done speedily, benefits will soon wax stale, and putrify as fish. No part of the thank offering might be kept unspent till the third day. God loveth a cheerful giver. "Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion." Psa 65:1
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