in the midst of the pryde and rage of the enemie in the hight of their confidence and hope to bring vs back to be their perpetuall slaves 10. But thou disapointed thē with a winde which made a dry way for thy people and with the sea which turned and drowned them all 11. Let all the mightie that ever were so accounted be rehearsed which of them may bee compared with thee O LORD in holines or goodnes in acts praise worthie and wonderfull 12. By thy mightie power the sea which drowned them was made the place of their buriall 13. Now hast thou begun to lead thy people whom of thy free mercie thou hast redeemed now thou hast begun to guyde thē to the place where thy holynesse promised to dwell in the mids of thē 14. This thy worke O Lord shall not rest heere but thou shal strik with feare other nations and with sorrow the Palestins whom thou hast appointed a prey for thy people 15. The Princes of Edom the strong men of Moab and all the heathen who know not and serue not thee shall feare chieflie the Canaanits cursed of olde and destinate to be rooted out by thy people Israell 16. Thou shall worke with them so powerfully that they shall bee as stones neither speaking nor moving vntill all thy people passe by thē whom thou hast set at liberty to place them in the land appointed for them 17. To holy Canaan shalt thou bring them which thou keepes as an inheritance for them where thou will dwell amongst them and by thy presence sanctifie establish both it and them 18. IEHOVAH who now hath kythed to bee our King of his Kingdome there shall bee no end The argument and analysis of this Song THis Song Moses and all Israel sung to the praise of God the day after the Lord led them through the red Sea on dry land and after the Lord caused the waters returne vpon Pharaohs chariots horsemen who persued and followed his people and therewith drowned them all The parts of this Song are three 1. a preface verse 1. next the purpose of the song from the 1. verse to the 18. Thirdly the conclusion verse 18. The preface containes three things 1. the maker and vptaker of the Song to wit Moses in these words I will sing 2. the person in whose praise this Song was made sung in these wordes to Iehovah 3. a reason of the making and vptaking of this song and praising of the Lord thereby and it hath two parts the 1 taken frō Gods excellencie generally in these wordes for hee hath excelled wonderfully the 2. taken from a present particular document of his excellency in these words the horse and his rider hath hee throwne in the Sea The purpose of this Song containes two thinges 1. the praise of God from the beginning of the 2. ver to the 14 Secondly a Prophesie of the consequents of this great worke in bringing his people through the red Sea on dry land and drowning Pharoah and his whole armie who pursued his people The praise of God is expressed 1. by the causes presently moving to praise him 2. by a vowe heerafter by word and deede to be thankfull to him verse 2. Next they praise God by enumeration of argumēts of his praise from the 2. ver to the 14. Those arguments are eight in number the 1 is taken from his valour in these wordes the Lord is a mightie Warriour the 2. proving the 1. is taken from his Name in these wordes Iehovah is his Name This name imports his eternity his trueth in performing his promises his beeing to bee of himself and no other and that hee gives being to all creatures and therfore able to destroy them againe when he pleases ver 3. The third argument of his praise is taken from the worke presently done vpon Pharaoh and his hoste verse 4.5 The fourth argument of his praise is taken from his power conjunct with his justice in destroying his enemies and such as rose vp against him verse 6.7 The fifth argument of his praise is taken from his power conjunct with his goodnesse to his people verse 8. The sixth argument of his praise is taken from the comparison of this work of God with the presumption and pride of the enemy who thought and said all was in his power but God blew with his wind and caused the waters drown him and his armie verse 9.10 The 7. argument of his praise is taken from the supereminencie of GOD above all men in the world who seeme mightie and this supereminencie is set downe in three particulars Holinesse fearefullnesse wonderfulnesse all kything in this worke His holinesse in delivering his people from a mightie cruell Tyranne his fearefulnesse in destroying the tyran and his whole army together his wonderfulnesse in divyding the Sea making his people to goe through the middest of it vpon dry ground and making their enemies by wind and water therein to drowne verse 11.12 The 8. argument of his praise is taken from his mercie and trueth to his people beginning with this work to manifest the same and to confirme their faith and hope of performing his promise made to their fathers verse 13. The prophesie of the consequents of this work of God containes three things 1. concerning the nations by whose land the people of Israel should passe to the land of promise namely the Edomites and Moabites that feare and astonishment should fall vpon them force them to let his people passe by The 2. concernes the inhabitants of Palestina chiefly the Canaanits that their hearts should melt away for feare verse 14.15.16 The 3. thing in the prophecie concernes GODS people That God should bring them vnto possesse them in as their inheritāce the land promised to their fathers and dwell amongst them by the meanes of his publick visible worship verse 17. The conclusion of the song is that the Kingdome of God is everlasting Annotations vpon this Song Verse 1. I will sing not onlie for to witnesse our thankfulnese to God for our deliverance but also for confirmation of the trueth of this Historie for sixe hundreth thousand men with their wives and children bore witnesse in signing this Song Vnto Iehovah that is vnto his praise so Psal 106. ver 12. compare this song with the song Apoc. 15. ver 2.3.4 both sung at the Sea Harpes of timbrels in the singers hands The songs are of Moses and of the Lambe the one delivered from the bondage and persecution of Pharaoh the other from the beast Antichrist or the Pope Verse 2. IAH a proper name of God first mentioned on in holy Scripture next Psal 68.5 In Greek in the new Testament it is joyned to Halelu to make Haleluiah that is Praise yee the Lord the whole compond word is originally Hebrew see Apoc. 19.1.3.4.6 Strength so signifieth the Hebrew word properly yet seing it is joyned heere with these words sung it signifieth the strength
lead captiue thy captivitie thou sonne of Abinoam Then hee that remained ruled over the nobles of the people IEHOVAH shall beare rule to mee among the strong Out of Ephraim whose root streatches to Amalek after Beniamin among thy people out of Machir they came downe and out of Zebulon they that draw with the rod of the writer And the Princes of Isachar with Deborah and Isachar with Barak sent downe to the valley vpon his feete for the divisions of Reuben great thoughts of heart Why sate thou betwixt two folds to heare the bleeting of the flocks for the division of Reuben great searching of heart Gilead dwelt still in the other syde Iordan and why dwelt Dan in ships Asher sat at the sea shore dwelt vpon his Creeks Zebulon Naphtali were the people who did hazard their soule to die vpon the places of the field The Kings came then they fought the Kings of Canaan fought in Taanah at the waters of Megiddo their desire of silver they got not The starres faught from the Heavens out of their degrees fought they with Sisera The river Kison swept theÌ„ away that ancient river Kison My soule shall trample vpon the strong Then were the horsehoofes bruised by the strokes of the strong Curse ye Meroz said the Angell of IEHOVAH Cursing curse yee the inhabitants thereof because they came not to helpe IEHOVAH to helpe IEHOVAH among the strong Iahel the wife of Cheber the Kenite shall bee blessed aboue women aboue women in tent she shall be blessed Hee asked water and shee gaue him milke she broght him butter in a dish for nobles Her hand sent themselves to the naile and her right hand to the haÌ„mer of worke men and shee hammered Sisera she cut off his head shee pricked through and pearsed the temple of his head Betwixt her feete hee was bowed together hee fell hee sleept betwixt her feet hee bowed himselfe hee fell where hee bowed himselfe there hee fell spoyled The mother of Sisera looked through the window and cryed out at the open of the window Why tarryes his charet from comming why are the turning of his foure wheeles made slow Her wise ladies answered vnto her also shee her selfe turned her speaches to her selfe Haue they not found shall they not divyde the spoyle one damosell two damosels for everie man The spoyle of colours for Sisera himselfe the spoyle of party collours of needle worke two of spoyle for the necke So let thy enemies all perish IEHOVAH and let those that loue him bee as the sunne going foorth in his strength Paraphrase PRaise yee the LORD who both hath made you able to revenge your selfe vpon your enemies and given you courage to fight and power to overcome them 2. O yee Kings who trust in your might rulers who lift vp your selfe in pryde heare and hearken vnto the words of this song wherein the LORD the GOD of Israel is praised for it serveth to teach you 3 O LORD when thou led thy people from mount Seir and the land of Edom toward the land of Canaan all creatures in Heaven and earth were moved with thy presence among thy people 4 Yea the mountaines that seemd so solid melted before the face of the LORD even mount Sinai where thou gaue thy law 5. A long time before this our last deliverance our estate was so hard that from the death of Ehud vnto this tyme none durst goe abroad for feare of the enemie 6. And as the people durst not travell in hie wayes So might they not abyde in villages vntill the time that GOD raised mee vp to foretell and confirme the deliverance of his people 7. Because Israel chosed new gods God raised vp new enemies to sight against them and oppresse them so that no weapon was found among them 8. I rejoyce of the Princes of Israel and of the people who came willingly to battell Blesse ye the Lord. 9 Let al sort of people speak of this work of God but namely merchants judges way-faring folke where before hid them selues for feare of the enemie 10. Before for feare of the enemy they durst not come foorth to draw water nor inhabit villages nor minister justice now the case is altered by the righteous acts of the LORD which wee should proclaime 11. Thou Deborah a prophetesse ryse vp and sing thy song of praise to GOD. and thou Barak captaine of the Lords armie triumph over the Cananite 12. When wee were left few in number and dispysed our enemiâ—s were manie and mightie yet the Lord hath made vs rule over theÌ„ 13. To this battel came some of the tribe of Ephraim of Beniamin and of the familie of Machir of the tribe of Manasseh of the tribe of Zebulon men more wise learned then valourous warriours 14. The Princes of Isachar were also with Deborah And Isachars souldiers being footemen attended Barak in the valley It greived vs much that the Reubenites concurred not to helpe vs. 15. Why had thou greater pleasure in the care of thy flocks nor in the care of the commonwealth more care of thy beasts then of GODS people wee marveled much when we saw Reuben absent 16. Gilead came not Dan for feare keept the boats of Iordan to flee away Asher also did stay at home in his surest places for refuge 17 Such courage zeale was in the tribs of Zebulon Naphtali who being few in number in comparison with their enemies did venter 18 Many Kings of Canaan sent their forces with Sisera who fought in the plaine betwixt Taanah Megiddo They looked for greater spoyle riches but brought none away 19. GOD shew himselfe partie against the enemies of his people and caused the starres in their stations fight against them 20. Hee also caused the river Kison to swell drowne them and made his people stout to slay them 21. So sore were the horse put at in fighting and fleeing that they being strong and beating the ground with their feete brake all their hoofes 22. Barak the Lords messenger had good cause to curse and bide curse the inhabitants of Meroz who would not come foorth to helpe GODS people being so neare them 23. Iahel the wife of Cheber the Kenite shall bee much praised aboue other women who dwell in tents 24. When Sisera fled came to her tent to hyde himselfe hee called for water to quench his thirst shee gaue him milke and butter in pretious vessels like a freind or servant 25. But when shee saw him fast a sleepe shee tooke one of the nailes of the tent with a hammer in her right hand wherewith she drove the naile throgh the temples of his head fast in the ground 26. So that hee lay first sleeping next dead among her feete notwithstanding all his strugling in the agony of death So ended this great Captaine oppressor of others 27. Sisera his mother looking for his returne with victorie being impatient whiles looked out at the window
sea The deep congealed then So mightie was thy easter wind dry way it made to men Vers 9. The enemie had said I will oretake I will Divyde the spoyle I shall haue my heart sytht on them with ill My sword I will draw out and then my hand shall make This people my inheritance my yoke they shall not shake Vers 10 Then with thy wind thou blew the sea them all did hyde They sanke as lead in waters deepe so cruell was the tyde Vers 11 Who is lyke vnto thee the mightie all among IEHOVE I say who is the lyke I say that there is none Thy glorie is so great and thou so holy art With praises to bee reverenc'd thy wonders make vs start ¶ 12. When thou didest streatch out thy right hand suddenly The lowest earth did then thy foes vp swallow by and by Vers 13. Thou leads in thy mercie thus thy redeemed people Thou guyds them also in thy strength vnto thy holy staple Vers 14. So soone as nations shall heare then shall they shake Palestina's inhabitants shall doole and sorrow make Vers 15. The Dukes of Edom then amazed all shall bee Moabs strong men shall melt away And Canaans posteritie Vers 16. Such feare dread shall fall on them of thy right hand That as a stone they shall ly still till Israell passe their land Vers 17. IEHOVAH thou shall bring and plant them in the hill Of thy holy inheritance a place where thou'le dwell still Thy sanctuarie there thy hands haue made to byde Vers 18. Iehovah alone shall reigne The Song of MOYSES before his death Deut. 32. Text. GIve eare yee Heavens and I will speake and heare O earth the words of my mouth My doctrine shall drop as the raine my speach shall distill as the dew as the small rain vpon the tender hearbe and as showres vpon the grasse Because I will publish the name of IEHOVAH Ascribe yee greatnesse to our GOD. The rock his work is perfit for all his wayes are judgment a strong God faithfull and without iniquitie just and right is hee Hee hath corrupted himselfe their spot is not his childrens a perverse and crooked generation Doe yee so requyte IEHOVAH O yee foolish people and vnwise Is not hee thy Father Thy Redeemer Hath he not made thee and establisht thee Remember the dayes of old the yeares of generation generation aske thy father and hee will shew thee thy elders they will tell thee The hie one in distributing heritage to the Nations in separating the sons of Adam hee set the bounds of the people to the number of the children of Israel For the portion of IEHOVAH is his people IACOB the line of his heritage Hee found him in the land of Wildernesse and in a waste and howling Wildernesse hee caused him goe about hee taught him he kept him as the apple of his eye As the Eagle stirreth vp her nest flightereth over her birds spreads out her wings takes it beares it vpon her wing Iehovah alone led him and there was no strange god with him Hee made him ryde vpon the hie places of the earth and hee ate the increase of the field and hee made him to sucke honie out of the rock and oyle out of the flint of the rocke Butter of Kyne and milke of Sheepe with fat of lambs and Rams sons of Bashan with the fat of the neares of wheat and the red blood of the wine berry thou didest drinke And I eschurun grew fat and flang thou hast growne fat thou hast grown grosse thou covered thee and hee left GOD that made him the rocke of his salvation They provoked him to jelosie with strange gods they provocked him to anger with abominations They sacrificed to Devils not vnto GOD to gods whom they knew not to new gods neare hand whom your fathers feared not Of the rocke that begatte thee thou art forgetfull and hath forgot the GOD that brought thee foorth of the wombe And IEHOVAH saw it and hee abdicat through indignation his sonnes and his daughters And hee said I will hide my face from them I shall see what will bee their end for they are a froward generation children in whom is no fidelitie They haue provoked me to jealousie with that which was not God they haue provoked mee to anger with their vanities and I shall provoke them to jealousie with those that are not a people I shal provoke them to anger with a foolish nation For a fyre is kindled in my anger and shall burne to hell and shall consume the earth with the increase therof shal set on fire the foundatiō of the mountains I will joyne evils togother vpon them I will spend my arrows vpon them Burnt with hunger eaten vp with burning coale and bitter destruction teeth of beasts wil I send against them with the poyson of serpents of the dust Without the sword shall make fatherlesse in the secret chambers feare shall overtake the choyse younge man and the Virgin the suckling child with the gray-haird man I said I shall scatter them in corners I shall make the memorie of them to cease from men Were not I feared the wrath of the enemy least their adversaries should behaue themselues strangely least they should say our hie hand and IEHOVAHS hath not wrought all this For they are a nation voyd of counsell and hath no vnderstanding in them Oh that they were wise that they vnderstood this that they vnderstood their latter end How should one chase a thousand or two put ten thousand to flight if not because their Rocke had sold them and IEHOVAH caused them yeeld them selfe For their rocke is not as our ROCKE even our enemies being judges For their vine is of the vine of Sodom and of the fields of Gomorah their graps are grapes of venome they haue bitter clusters Their wine is the venome of Dragons and the cruell head of Aspes Is not this laid vp beside me sealed among my treasures Vengeance is myne and recompense in time their foot shall stagger for the day of their destruction is neare and hastneth things to come to them For IEHOVAH shall judge his people and shall repent himselfe for his servants when hee shall see the hand is gone nothing shut vp or left And hee shall say where are their gods the rocke wherein they trusted Who did eate the fatte of their sacrifices dranke the wine of their brunt offerings let them ryse help you let them bee your hyding See now that I I my selfe and no gods with mee I cause to die and I cause to liue I wound and I heale and there is none can pluck out of my hand For I lift vp my hand to the Heavens and say I liue for ever If I sharpe my glittering sword and my hand take hold on judgement I will render vengeance to my enemies and recompense thē that hate mee I will make my arrows drunke with blood and my sword
Vers 10. Hee found him in a Wildernesse was roaring waste and voyde About the which hee causde them goe for hee them sore annoyde Hee school'd him there and taught him too by long experience Hee kept him as the apple of his eye with patience Vers 11. As Eagles flighter ov'r their young and stirres vp all their nest Spreads out their wings to beare their birds where they themselves think best Vers 12. Ev'n so the Lord his people led and with him their was none No strange strong God made any help IEHOVE did all alone Vers 13. Above the monts he causde them ryde and feede in fruitfull field Honey from rockes and oyle from flint to suck gaue God their shield Vers 14. Butter of kyne and milke of sheepe with fat of lambes rammes sweet Well fed on Bashan hill they eate such meate for them was meete The choisest wheat the finest flowre was also to them foode The berrie of the wyne they drinke Vers 15. But Israel grew fat and flang both fat and grosse grew thou Ieschurun vpright should haue beene though fat him covered thorow His God who made him hee forsakes and so Salvation Him hee despised who did him good so vngrate's this Nation Vers 16. To jealousie with their strange gods then did they him provoke To anger with thinges hee abhorr'd casting from them his yoke Vers 17. To Devils they did sacrifice in place of God their Lord The gods both new and neare they serv'de their fathers such abhorr'd Vers 18. The Rocke begate thee thou forgate the God that brought thee out Of mothers wombe is out of mind hee 'le punish thee but doubt Vers 19. For when the Lord saw all their sins hee abdicat with griefe His sonnes and eeke his daughters all and made them no reliefe Vers 20. And then hee said my face from them heereafter I will hyde And I will see what end will bee A froward generation vnfaithfull children they Are now become and will no more My holy Law obey Verse 21. To jealousie with their none gods since they doe mee provoke And with their vanities trouble mee how beit they bee my flocke With those that now no people are provoked shall they bee And with a foolish nation To rage and jealousie Verse 22. For in my wrath there kindled is a hote consuming fire Which shall burne downe vnto the deepe Through earth through dub through myre There shall bee left no fruit on earth increase there shall bee none The grounds of mountaines great also this fire shall burne vpon Verse 23. My plagues on them I 'le multiplie And spend my arrows all Verse 24. Brunt vp with hunger shall they bee with pest lyke burning coale Bitter destruction will I send by beasts devoruing lust And serpents poyson shall them hurt Verse 25. Without the sword shall orphans make within all full of feare The chosen youth the virgin close the infant and gray haire Verse 26. I said that I should scatter them in corners and should make Of them no more memoriall that one might notice take Verse 27. Were not I feare the wrath of those that enemies were to mee Least they should say through ignorance God did not this but wee Verse 28. A nation voyde of counsell they yet counsell will not take In them no vnderstanding is I sorrow for their sake Verse 29. Oh that they somuch wisdome had as this to vnderstand Their latter end what it will bee who such things take in hand Verse 30. How should it come to passe that one a thousand men should chase Or two ten thousand should compell To flee before their face If not because their rocke so strong had sold them for no pryce And GOD had causd them yeeld themselfe Verse 31. Your enemies judges if yee make their god is not like yours So strong a Rocke to trust vnto all yeares and dayes and howrs Verse 32. Of Sodoms ground Gomors field their vine with venmous graps And bitter are their clusters all when they are laid on heaps Verse 33. And so the wine that thereof comes like Dragons venome kils Or like the cruell head of Aspes whom poyson fully fils Verse 34. Doe I not keepe this sure in store My treasures seald among Verse 35. Vengeance is mine I will repay For I am GOD the strong Their foote shall slyde betyme For why the day'f perdition Is neare and bring with it in haste to them confusion Verse 36. The Lord shall judge his people so and yet hee shall repent When hee shall see his servants cease that all their strength is spent And few or none left to remaine in citie or in field Verse 37 Then shall they say their foes to scorne where is 〈…〉 Vers 38. Where are your gods who eat the fat Of offerings and dranke wyne Let those rvse vp and helpe you now or flee from mee and myne Verse 39. See now that I even I alone no other gods with mee I kill and I giue life also I wound and I heale thee Verse 40. And none can put out of my hand which vp to heaven I lift And say As I for ever liue the enemie shall not shift Verse 41. When I my glistring sword shal sharp to judgement lay my hand Then on my foes I le bee avengd my haters shall not stand Verse 42. My arrows shall be drunke with blud My sword shall flesh devoure The blood shall bee of men are slaine and captives more and more Vers 43. Praise yee his people nations all whose blood hee will revenge Vpon their foes but from his land and chosen will not change The Song of DEBORAH Iugdes 5. Text. BEcause hee hath taken revenge by Israel whē the people offered themselfe willingly Blesse yee IEHOVAH Heare O yee Kings giue eare O Princes I even I will sing to IEHOVAH the God of Israell IEHOVAH when thou went out of Seir when thou marched out of the land of Edom the earth was moved also the Heavens dropped also the clouds dropped water The mountaines flowed before the face of IEHOVA This Sinai before the face of the GOD of Israel In the dayes of Sangar the sonne of Anach In the days of Iahel the hy way ceased and they that walked went by byrods and boutgates The villages ceased in Israel they ceased vntill I Deborah arose that I arose a mother in Israell When he choosed new gods warre was in the gates no sword nor speare was sene among fourtie thousand in Israell My heart is to the law givers in Israell The wel-willing among the people Blesse yee IEHOVAH Ye that ryde vpō whyt asses ye that sit in iudgement ye that walke in the wayes Speake The delivered from the voyce of the archers in the places where water is drawne there they shall teach the righteousnesse of IEHOVAH his righteousnesse vpon his villages then the people of Iehovah went downe to the gates Ryse vp ryse vp Deborah ryse vp ryse vp vtter thy song Aryse Barak