Judges 5:20-31

20From heaven, the stars fought, in their courses they fought Sisera.

21The Kishon torrent swept them away— that ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon! O my soul, march on with strength!

22Then the horses’ hooves beat from the dashing, the dashing of his mighty steeds.

23‘Curse Meroz!’ said the angel of Adonai, ‘Utterly curse its inhabitants, for they came not to the aid of Adonai, to the aid of Adonai among the mighty.’

24Blessed above women is Yael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, above women in the tent is she blessed.

25Water he asked, milk she gave him. In a lordly bowl she brought him butter.

26Her hand reached for the tent pin, her right hand to the workmen’s hammer, and with the hammer she struck Sisera, she smashed his head— yes, she crushed and pierced his temple.

27At her feet he collapsed, he fell, he lay. Between her feet he bowed, he fell. Where he bowed, there he fell dead.

28Through the window, Sisera’s mother looked out, through the lattice. and lamented shrilly: ‘Why does his chariot delay in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots tarry?’

29The wisest of her princesses answer her, yes, she repeats the words to herself:

30‘Are they not finding, dividing the spoil? A maiden, maidens for every warrior! To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments— a spoil of dyed garments of embroidery, double-dyed garments of embroidery for the necks of every spoiler!’

31So let all Your enemies perish, Adonai! But may those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.” Then the land had peace for 40 years.