“Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.”
Hear, O kings; give ear, O princes; to the LORD I will sing, I will make melody to the LORD, the God of Israel. — The address to 'kings' and 'princes' suggests an international audience or the formal court context in which the song was performed and preserved. The commitment 'to the LORD I will sing, I will make melody' establishes that the song's primary purpose involves glorifying God rather than celebrating human military achievement.
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