...the governors of Israel, that oll'ercd themselves wil liugly among the people. Bless ye the LORD. 10 ; thy judgments arc agreat deep: O LORD, thou preserves! man and beast. . 7 How e 11 They that, are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they...

...horses, instead of which, asses were anciently in general use. Of these such as were of a whitish color white asses, 'ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. e Pr, 107. 32. 1 1 They that ore delivered from the noise of archers in the places were probably the...

...interesting example of the manner in which one clause explains another, occurs in the song of Deborah, " Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment," Judges v. 10. On reading the first clause, "Speak, ye that ride on white asses," we naturally ask who...

...the governors of Israel that offered themselves willingly among the peo* pie : Bless ye the LORD. 10 avid at Gath feigneth himself mad. T»HEN came David to Nob to Ahimelech the prie 11 Tiny that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they...

...Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm." And he has said unto his servants, " Speak, yet that ride on white asses — ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way." Let us, therefore, attend to the words of the text, and attempt an illustration. I. The righteous acts...

...chapter. We read there, in the address to the warlike chiefs who had taken part in the late battle, " Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment." Some men have been much puzzled by the mention here of white asses, and have thought that it must mean...

...When he did lend a back, it was to princes and rulers of the people. " Speak," exclaims Deborah, " speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment." Kings even disdained not to bestride him, — he was FRS as well as ASS in his own right. As for his...

...who enslaved the Israelites. that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD. "Speak, ye that ride on white asses;* ye that sit in judgment and walk by the way. "They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they...

...showing that white is a colour of distinction, and therefore not natural to our beasts of burden. " Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment," says the song of Deborah and Barak; and white elephants (when such by chance occur) are fetiche among...

...light-footed, and hold their heads erect. Deborah, in her song of the prosperity of Israel, thus sings — " Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment" — Judges v. 10. The white ass was specially valued, and is still a mark of dignity. In Persia the...