Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
Parallel translations
- WEB Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
- KJV Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
- NKJV Deal with them as with Midian, As with Sisera, As with Jabin at the Brook Kishon,
- NASB ¶Deal with them as with Midian, As with Sisera and Jabin at the river of Kishon,
- NLT Do to them as you did to the Midianites and as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
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The psalmist asks God to defeat these enemies as He did Midian, Sisera, and Jabin. Past deliverances become the ground of present prayer.
Overview
Recalling Gideon's rout of Midian (Judg. 7) and Deborah and Barak's victory over Sisera and Jabin (Judg. 4-5), the psalmist appeals to God's track record of saving His people against impossible odds. Remembering God's mighty acts strengthens faith for new crises. The God who delivered then is able to deliver now.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 9:4For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
- Judg 4:15–24And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.
- Judg 5:21The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength!
- Num 31:7–8Then they waged war against Midian, as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they killed every male.
- Judg 4:7And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”
- Judg 7:1–25Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
- Isa 10:26And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.
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