Hakim-hakim 5:31

5:31 May all your enemies perish like this, O Lord!

But may those who love you shine

like the rising sun at its brightest!” ¹ 

And the land had rest for forty years.

Hakim-hakim 5:1

Celebrating the Victory in Song

5:1 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this victory song: ² 

1 Samuel 2:1

Hannah Exalts the Lord in Prayer

2:1 Hannah prayed, ³ 

“My heart rejoices in the Lord;

my horn ⁴  is exalted high because of the Lord.

I loudly denounce ⁵  my enemies,

for I am happy that you delivered me. ⁶ 

Mazmur 68:2

68:2 As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. ⁷ 

As wax melts before fire,

so the wicked are destroyed before God.

[5:31]  ¹ tn Heb “But may those who love him be like the going forth of the sun in its strength.”

[5:1]  ² tn The words “this victory song” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[2:1]  ³ tn Heb “prayed and said.” This is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.

[2:1]  ⁴ sn Horns of animals have always functioned as both offensive and defensive weapons for them. As a figure of speech the horn is therefore often used in the Bible as a symbol of human strength (see also in v. 10). The allusion in v. 1 to the horn being lifted high suggests a picture of an animal elevating its head in a display of strength or virility.

[2:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “my mouth opens wide against.”

[2:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “for I rejoice in your deliverance.”

[68:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “as smoke is scattered, you scatter [them].”