Habakkuk 3
3
1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, set to Shigionoth.
2O LORD, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid:
O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath remember mercy.
3God came from Teman,
And the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah
His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
4And his brightness was as the light;
He had rays coming forth from his hand:
And there was the hiding of his power.
5Before him went the pestilence, and fiery bolts went forth at his feet.
6He stood, and measured the earth;
He beheld, and drove asunder the nations:
And the eternal mountains were scattered,
The everlasting hills did bow;
His goings were as of old.
7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction:
The curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
8Was the LORD displeased against the rivers?
Was thine anger against the rivers,
Or thy wrath against the sea,
That thou didst ride upon thine horses,
Upon thy chariots of salvation?
9Thy bow was made quite bare;
The oaths to the tribes were a sure word. Selah
Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
10The mountains saw thee, and were afraid;
The tempest of waters passed by:
The deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation;
At the light of thine arrows as they went,
At the shining of thy glittering spear.
12Thou didst march through the land in indignation,
Thou didst thresh the nations in anger.
13Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people,
For the salvation of thine anointed;
Thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked,
Laying bare the foundation even unto the neck. Selah
14Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors:
They came as a whirlwind to scatter me:
Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
15Thou didst tread the sea with thine horses,
The heap of mighty waters.
16I heard, and my belly trembled,
My lips quivered at the voice;
Rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in my place:
That I should rest in the day of trouble,
When it cometh up against the people which invadeth him in troops.
17For though the fig tree shall not blossom,
Neither shall fruit be in the vines;
The labour of the olive shall fail,
And the fields shall yield no meat;
The flock shall be cut off from the fold,
And there shall be no herd in the stalls:
18Yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will joy in the God of my salvation.
19Jehovah the Lord, is my strength,
And he maketh my feet like hinds' feet,
And will make me to walk upon mine high places.
For the Chief Musician, on my stringed instruments.
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Habakkuk 3
3
1A prayer of the prophet Habakkuk according to Shigionoth.
The Prophet's Prayer
2O Lord, I have heard of your renown,
and I stand in awe, O Lord, of your work.
In our own time revive it;
in our own time make it known;
in wrath may you remember mercy.
3God came from Teman,
the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah
His glory covered the heavens,
and the earth was full of his praise.
4The brightness was like the sun;
rays came forth from his hand,
where his power lay hidden.
5Before him went pestilence,
and plague followed close behind.
6He stopped and shook the earth;
he looked and made the nations tremble.
The eternal mountains were shattered;
along his ancient pathways
the everlasting hills sank low.
7I saw the tents of Cushan under affliction;
the tent-curtains of the land of Midian trembled.
8Was your wrath against the rivers,#3.8 Or against River O Lord?
Or your anger against the rivers,#3.8 Or against River
or your rage against the sea,#3.8 Or against Sea
when you drove your horses,
your chariots to victory?
9You brandished your naked bow,
sated#3.9 Cn: Heb oaths were the arrows at your command.#3.9 Meaning of Heb uncertain Selah
You split the earth with rivers.
10The mountains saw you, and writhed;
a torrent of water swept by;
the deep gave forth its voice.
The sun#3.10 Heb It raised high its hands;
11the moon#3.11 Heb sun, moon stood still in its exalted place,
at the light of your arrows speeding by,
at the gleam of your flashing spear.
12In fury you trod the earth,
in anger you trampled nations.
13You came forth to save your people,
to save your anointed.
You crushed the head of the wicked house,
laying it bare from foundation to roof.#3.13 Meaning of Heb uncertain Selah
14You pierced with his own arrows the head#3.14 Or leader of his warriors,#3.14 Vg Compare Gk Syr: Meaning of Heb uncertain
who came like a whirlwind to scatter us,#3.14 Heb me
gloating as if ready to devour the poor who were in hiding.
15You trampled the sea with your horses,
churning the mighty waters.
16I hear, and I tremble within;
my lips quiver at the sound.
Rottenness enters into my bones,
and my steps tremble#3.16 Cn Compare Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain beneath me.
I wait quietly for the day of calamity
to come upon the people who attack us.
Trust and Joy in the Midst of Trouble
17Though the fig tree does not blossom,
and no fruit is on the vines;
though the produce of the olive fails
and the fields yield no food;
though the flock is cut off from the fold
and there is no herd in the stalls,
18yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
I will exult in the God of my salvation.
19 God, the Lord, is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
and makes me tread upon the heights.#3.19 Heb my heights
To the leader: with stringed#3.19 Heb my stringed instruments.
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