Habakkuk 3
3
The Prayer of Habakkuk
1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth.
2O Lord, I have heard the report of You,
and was afraid; # Ps 119:120
O Lord, revive Your work # Ps 85:6
in the midst of the years!
In the midst of these years
make them known;
in wrath remember mercy.
3God came from Teman,
and the Holy One from Mount Paran. # Ge 21:21; Dt 33:2 Selah
His glory covered the heavens,
and the earth was full of His praise.
4His brightness was like the light;
rays flashed from His hand,
and there His power was hidden.
5Pestilence went out before Him,
and plague followed His feet. # Ex 12:29–30; Nu 16:46–49
6He stood and measured the earth;
He looked and shook the nations.
The eternal mountains were scattered,
the perpetual hills bowed. # Ge 49:26; Dt 33:15
His ways are everlasting.
7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction;
the curtains of the land of Midian trembled. # Ex 15:14–16
8Were you displeased with the rivers, O Lord?
Was Your anger against the rivers,
and was Your wrath against the sea
when You rode on Your horses,
on Your chariots of salvation? # Ps 18:10; 68:17
9You made bare Your bow;
oaths were the arrows at Your command. # Ps 7:12–13 Selah
You divided the earth with the rivers. # Ps 78:15–16
10The mountains saw You and trembled;
the overflowing water passed by.
The deep lifted its voice,
and lifted its hands on high. # Ps 93:3; 98:7–8
11The sun and moon stood still in their places;
at the light of Your arrows they went,
at the flash of Your glittering spear.
12You marched throughout the earth in indignation;
You threshed the nations in anger. # Jer 51:33; Mic 4:12–13
13You went forth to deliver Your people,
to deliver Your anointed one. # Ps 105:15
You wounded the head of the house of the wicked,
laying him bare from head to foot. # Ps 110:6 Selah
14You pierced with his own arrows
the leaders of his villages. # Ps 10:8
They came like a whirlwind to scatter me; # Da 11:40
their rejoicing was like devouring the poor in secret.
15You trampled the sea with Your horses,
through the wakes of great waters. # Ps 77:19; Hab 3:8
16I heard, and my body trembled; # Hab 3:2
my lips quivered at the sound;
rottenness entered my bones;
my legs tremble beneath me.
Yet I will wait quietly for the day
when calamity comes on the people invading us.
A Hymn of Faith
17Though the fig tree does not blossom,
nor fruit be on the vines;
though the yield of the olive fails,
and the fields produce no food; # Joel 1:10–12
though the flocks are cut off from the fold,
and there be no herd in the stalls—
18yet I will rejoice in the Lord; # Php 4:4
I will exult in the God of my salvation.
19The Lord God is my strength;
He will make my feet like hinds’ feet,
and He will make me walk on my high places. # Dt 32:13; 33:29
To the Music Director: with my stringed instruments.
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The Holy Bible, Modern English Version
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Habakkuk 3
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1A prayer of Habakkuk, the prophet, set to victorious music.
2Yahweh, I have heard of your fame.
I stand in awe of your deeds, Yahweh.
Renew your work in the middle of the years.
In the middle of the years make it known.
In wrath, you remember mercy.
3God came from Teman,
the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah.
His glory covered the heavens,
and his praise filled the earth.
4His splendor is like the sunrise.
Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.
5Plague went before him,
and pestilence followed his feet.
6He stood, and shook the earth.
He looked, and made the nations tremble.
The ancient mountains were crumbled.
The age-old hills collapsed.
His ways are eternal.
7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction.
The dwellings of the land of Midian trembled.
8Was Yahweh displeased with the rivers?
Was your anger against the rivers,
or your wrath against the sea,
that you rode on your horses,
on your chariots of salvation?
9You uncovered your bow.
You called for your sworn arrows. Selah.
You split the earth with rivers.
10The mountains saw you, and were afraid.
The storm of waters passed by.
The deep roared and lifted up its hands on high.
11The sun and moon stood still in the sky
at the light of your arrows as they went,
at the shining of your glittering spear.
12You marched through the land in wrath.
You threshed the nations in anger.
13You went out for the salvation of your people,
for the salvation of your anointed.
You crushed the head of the land of wickedness.
You stripped them head to foot. Selah.
14You pierced the heads of his warriors with their own spears.
They came as a whirlwind to scatter me,
gloating as if to devour the wretched in secret.
15You trampled the sea with your horses,
churning mighty waters.
16I heard, and my body trembled.
My lips quivered at the voice.
Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place
because I must wait quietly for the day of trouble,
for the coming up of the people who invade us.
17For even though the fig tree doesn’t flourish,
nor fruit be in the vines,
the labor of the olive fails,
the fields yield no food,
the flocks are cut off from the fold,
and there is no herd in the stalls,
18yet I will rejoice in Yahweh.
I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
19Yahweh, the Lord,#3:19 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” is my strength.
He makes my feet like deer’s feet,
and enables me to go in high places.
For the music director, on my stringed instruments.
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