Habakkuk 3

Habakkuk’s Prayer

1This is the prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on shigionoth.

2Lord, I have heard the news about you.

Lord, I am amazed at the powerful things you have done.

Do great things once again in our time.

Make those things happen again in our own days.

Even when you are angry,

remember to be gentle with us.

3God is coming from Teman in the south.

The Holy One comes from Mount Paran.# God is seen as again coming from the direction of Mount Sinai. He came from Sinai when he rescued his people from Egypt. Selah

The Lord’s greatness covers the heavens.

His praise fills the earth.

4He is like a bright light.

Rays of light shine from his hand.

And there he hides his power.

5Sickness goes before him,

and fever follows behind him.

6The Lord stands and shakes the earth.

He looks, and the nations shake with fear.

The mountains, which stood for ages, break into pieces.

The old hills fall down.

God has always done this.

7I saw that the tents of Cushan were in trouble.

The tents of Midian trembled.

8Lord, were you angry at the rivers?

Were you angry at the streams?

Were you angry with the sea

when you rode your horses and chariots to victory?# This is probably talking about the Israelites crossing the Red Sea.

9You uncovered your bow.

You commanded many arrows to be brought to you. Selah

You split the earth with rivers.

10The mountains saw you and shook with fear.

The rushing water flowed by.

The sea made a loud noise,

and its waves rose high.

11The sun and moon stood still in the sky.

They stopped when they saw the flash of your flying arrows.

They stopped when they saw the gleam of your shining spear.

12In anger you marched on the earth.

In anger you punished the nations.

13You came to save your people.

You came to save your chosen one.

You crushed the leader of the wicked ones.

You took everything away from them. Selah

14With the enemy’s own spear you stabbed the leader of his army.

His soldiers rushed out like a storm to scatter us.

They were happy as if

they were robbing the poor people in secret.

15But you marched through the sea with your horses,

stirring the great waters.

16I hear these things, and my body trembles.

My lips tremble when I hear the sound.

My bones feel weak.

My legs shake.

But I will wait patiently for the day of disaster.

That day is coming to the people who attack us.

17Fig trees may not grow figs.

There may be no grapes on the vines.

There may be no olives growing on the trees.

There may be no food growing in the fields.

There may be no sheep in the pens.

There may be no cattle in the barns.

18But I will still be glad in the Lord.

I will rejoice in God my Savior.

19The Lord God gives me my strength.

He makes me like a deer, which does not stumble.

He leads me safely on the steep mountains.

For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.

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Ḥaḇaqquq (Habakkuk) 3

1A prayer of Ḥaḇaqquq the prophet, on Shiḡionoth.

2O יהוה, I have heard your report, I was afraid. O יהוה, renew Your work in the midst of the years! Make it known in the midst of the years. In wrath remember compassion.

3Eloah comes from Tĕman, And the Set-apart One from Mount Paran. Selah. His splendour shall cover the heavens, And His praise shall fill the earth.

4And the brightness is as the light, He has rays from His hand, And there His power is hidden.

5Before Him goes pestilence, And a burning flame goes forth at His feet.

6He shall stand and measure the earth. He shall look and shake the nations. And the ancient mountains are shattered, The age-old hills shall bow. His ways are everlasting.

7I saw the tents of Kushan under sorrow, The curtains of the land of Miḏyan tremble.

8Shall יהוה burn against the rivers? Is Your displeasure against the rivers, Is Your wrath against the sea, That You ride on Your horses, Your chariots of deliverance?

9You uncover Your bow, The oaths of the rod of the Word. Selah. You cut through the earth with rivers.

10The mountains shall see You, they tremble. The storm of water shall pass over. The deep shall give forth its voice, It shall lift up its hands.

11Sun, moon shall stand still in their places. Like light Your arrows fly, Like lightning is Your glittering spear.

12You step through the earth in rage, You thresh the nations in wrath.

13You shall go forth to save Your people; to save Your Anointed. You shall smite the head from the house of the wrong, By laying bare from foundation to neck. Selah.

14You shall pierce with his own arrows The head of his leaders. They stormed along to scatter me, Rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret.

15You shall tread the sea with Your horses, The foaming of many waters.

16I heard, and my body trembled, My lips quivered at the sound, Rottenness came into my bones. And I trembled within myself, That I might rest for the day of distress, To come upon the people who would attack us.

17Though the fig tree does not blossom, And there is no fruit on the vine, The yield of the olive has failed, And the fields brought forth no food, The flock has been cut off from the fold, And there is no herd in the stalls,

18Yet I exult in יהוה, I rejoice in the Elohim of my deliverance.

19יהוה the Master is my strength. And He makes my feet like those of deer, And makes me walk on my high places. To the chief singer with my stringed instruments.

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