In earlier times he 3 humiliated
the land of Zebulun,
and the land of Naphtali; 4
but now he brings honor 5
to the way of the sea,
the region beyond the Jordan,
and Galilee of the nations. 6
9:2 (9:1) The people walking in darkness
see a bright light; 7
light shines
on those who live in a land of deep darkness. 8
9:3 You 9 have enlarged the nation;
you give them great joy. 10
They rejoice in your presence
as harvesters rejoice;
as warriors celebrate 11 when they divide up the plunder.
9:4 For their oppressive yoke
and the club that strikes their shoulders,
the cudgel the oppressor uses on them, 12
you have shattered, as in the day of Midian’s defeat. 13
9:5 Indeed every boot that marches and shakes the earth 14
and every garment dragged through blood
is used as fuel for the fire.