They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
The stars in their courses fought - a fearful tempest burst upon them, and threw them into disorder. The stars that betokened the time of rain are here connected with the sudden swelling and overflow of the river (cf. Judges 5:4: Josephus, 'Antiquities,' b. 5:, ch. 5:, sec. 4).