Judges 5:3

“Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes, etc.] Not only the neighbouring ones, but all the kings and princes of the earth, far and near, then and in succeeding ages; Deborah desires and wishes that all potentates might hear of the wonderful works of God done for his people, that they might learn to know there is one that is higher than they, to whom all the amazing things done in the world are to be ascribed; and be cautious how they oppressed the people of God, since sooner or later he would avenge them on them. The Targum restrains this to the kings that came with Sisera and the governors with Jabin; but if there were any such, as it is not improbable there were, (see <070519>Judges…”

“The princes - You especially that live near, and have evil designs against Israel, know this for your caution, and terror too, if you presume to molest them. God of Israel - Who, as you see by this plain instance, is both able and resolved to defend them from all their enemies. Judges 5:4”

“O ye kings: Deu 32:1, Deu 32:3; Psa 2:10-12, Psa 49:1, Psa 49:2, Psa 119:46, Psa 138:4, Psa 138:5 even I: Jdg 5:7; Gen 6:17, Gen 9:9; Exo 31:6; Lev 26:28; Kg1 18:22, Kg1 19:10, Kg1 19:14; Ezr 7:21 Judges 5:4”

“3 Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes! I, to the Lord will I sing, Will sing praise to the Lord, the God of Israel. 4 Lord, when Thou wentest out from Seir, When Thou marchedst out of the fields of Edom, The earth trembled, and the heavens also dropped; The clouds also dropped water. 5 The mountains shook before the Lord, Sinai there before the Lord, the God of Israel. The "kings and princes" are not the rulers in Israel, for Israel had no kings at that time, but the kings and princes of the heathen nations, as in Psa 2:2. These were to discern the mighty acts of Jehovah in Israel, and learn to fear Jehovah as the almighty God. For the song to be sung applies to Him, the God of Israel.…”