My heart [is] toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
Ver. 9. My heart is toward the governors of Israel.] Heb., Those in whom was the legislative power, that they should lay by their parliament robes and gird on their swords to fight against the common enemy: that these he goats should go before the flocks, Jer 50:8 this got them a great deal of love and honour.