Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:
Parallel translations
- WEB Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
- BSB Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
- 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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Quick answer
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.
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- Isa 9:4For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
- Judg 4:15–24And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet.
- Judg 5:21The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
- Num 31:7–8And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
- Judg 4:7And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.
- Judg 7:1–25Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
- Isa 10:26And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
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