God’s People Saved
3 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.
2 Lord, I have (A)heard the report about You, and I was (B)afraid.
Lord, (C)revive (D)Your work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known.
In anger remember (E)mercy.
3 God comes from (F)Teman,
And the Holy One from Mount (G)Paran. Selah
His (H)splendor covers the heavens,
And the (I)earth is full of His praise.
4 His (J)radiance is like the sunlight;
He has rays flashing from His hand,
And the hiding of His (K)might is there.
5 Before Him goes (L)plague,
And (M)plague comes forth after Him.
6 He stood and caused the earth to shudder;
He looked and (N)caused the nations to jump.
Yes, the everlasting mountains were shattered,
The ancient hills collapsed.
His paths are (O)everlasting.
7 I saw the tents of Cushan under (P)distress,
The tent curtains of the land of (Q)Midian were trembling.
8 Did the Lord rage against the (R)rivers,
Or was Your anger against the rivers,
Or was Your rage against the (S)sea,
That You (T)rode on Your horses,
On Your (U)chariots of salvation?
9 You removed Your (V)bow from its holder,
The arrows of Your word were sworn. Selah
You (W)divided the earth with rivers.
10 The mountains saw You and quaked;
The downpour of waters swept by.
The deep (X)raised its voice,
It lifted high its hands.
11 (Y)Sun and moon stood in their lofty places;
They went away at the (Z)light of Your arrows,
At the radiance of Your flashing spear.
12 In indignation You (AA)marched through the earth;
In anger You (AB)trampled the nations.
13 You went forth for the (AC)salvation of Your people,
For the salvation of Your (AD)anointed.
You smashed the (AE)head of the house of evil
To uncover him from foot to neck. Selah
14 You pierced with his (AF)own arrows
The head of his leaders.
They (AG)stormed in to scatter us;
Their arrogance was like those
Who (AH)devour the oppressed in secret.
15 You (AI)trampled on the sea with Your horses,
On the (AJ)foam of many waters.
16 I heard, and my inner parts (AK)trembled;
At the sound, my lips quivered.
Decay enters my (AL)bones,
And in my place I tremble;
Because I must (AM)wait quietly for the day of distress,
For the (AN)people to arise who will attack us.
17 Even if the (AO)fig tree does not blossom,
And there is no fruit on the vines,
If the yield of the (AP)olive fails,
And the fields produce no food,
Even if the (AQ)flock disappears from the fold,
And there are (AR)no cattle in the stalls,
18 Yet I will (AS)triumph in the Lord,
I will (AT)rejoice in the (AU)God of my salvation.
19 The Lord God is my (AV)strength,
And (AW)He has made my feet like deer’s feet,
And has me walk on my (AX)high places.
For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 3:1
- Habakkuk 3:2
- Habakkuk 3:2
- Habakkuk 3:2
- Habakkuk 3:5
- Habakkuk 3:6
- Habakkuk 3:9
- Habakkuk 3:12
- Habakkuk 3:13
- Habakkuk 3:14
- Habakkuk 3:14
- Habakkuk 3:14
- Habakkuk 3:16
- Habakkuk 3:16
- Habakkuk 3:16
- Habakkuk 3:17
- Habakkuk 3:19
Cross references
- Habakkuk 3:2 : Job 42:5
- Habakkuk 3:2 : Ps 119:120; Jer 10:7
- Habakkuk 3:2 : Ps 71:20; 85:6
- Habakkuk 3:2 : Ps 44:1-8; Hab 1:5
- Habakkuk 3:2 : Num 14:19; 2 Sam 24:15-17; Is 54:8
- Habakkuk 3:3 : Jer 49:7; Amos 1:12; Obad 9
- Habakkuk 3:3 : Gen 21:21; Deut 33:2
- Habakkuk 3:3 : Ps 113:4; 148:13
- Habakkuk 3:3 : Ps 48:10
- Habakkuk 3:4 : Ps 18:12
- Habakkuk 3:4 : Job 26:14
- Habakkuk 3:5 : Ex 12:29, 30; Num 16:46-49
- Habakkuk 3:5 : Num 11:1-3; Ps 18:12, 13
- Habakkuk 3:6 : Job 21:18; Ps 35:5
- Habakkuk 3:6 : Hab 1:12
- Habakkuk 3:7 : Ex 15:14-16
- Habakkuk 3:7 : Num 31:7, 8; Judg 7:24, 25; 8:12
- Habakkuk 3:8 : Ex 7:19, 20; Josh 3:16; Is 50:2
- Habakkuk 3:8 : Ex 14:16, 21; Ps 114:3, 5
- Habakkuk 3:8 : Deut 33:26; Ps 18:10; Hab 3:15
- Habakkuk 3:8 : Ps 68:17
- Habakkuk 3:9 : Ps 7:12, 13; Hab 3:11
- Habakkuk 3:9 : Ps 78:16; 105:41
- Habakkuk 3:10 : Ps 93:3; 98:7, 8
- Habakkuk 3:11 : Josh 10:12-14
- Habakkuk 3:11 : Ps 18:14
- Habakkuk 3:12 : Ps 68:7
- Habakkuk 3:12 : Is 41:15; Jer 51:33; Mic 4:13
- Habakkuk 3:13 : Ex 15:2; 2 Sam 5:20; Ps 68:19, 20
- Habakkuk 3:13 : Ps 20:6; 28:8
- Habakkuk 3:13 : Ps 68:21; 110:6
- Habakkuk 3:14 : Judg 7:22
- Habakkuk 3:14 : Dan 11:40; Zech 9:14
- Habakkuk 3:14 : Ps 10:8; 64:2-5
- Habakkuk 3:15 : Ps 77:19; Hab 3:8
- Habakkuk 3:15 : Ex 15:8
- Habakkuk 3:16 : Dan 10:8; Hab 3:2
- Habakkuk 3:16 : Job 30:17, 30; Jer 23:9
- Habakkuk 3:16 : Luke 21:19
- Habakkuk 3:16 : Jer 5:15
- Habakkuk 3:17 : Joel 1:10-12; Amos 4:9; 2 Cor 4:8, 9
- Habakkuk 3:17 : Mic 6:15
- Habakkuk 3:17 : Joel 1:18
- Habakkuk 3:17 : Jer 5:17
- Habakkuk 3:18 : Ex 15:1, 2; Job 13:15; Is 61:10; Rom 5:2, 3
- Habakkuk 3:18 : Ps 46:1-5; Phil 4:4
- Habakkuk 3:18 : Ps 25:5; 27:1; Is 12:2
- Habakkuk 3:19 : Ps 18:32, 33; 27:1; 46:1; Is 45:24
- Habakkuk 3:19 : 2 Sam 22:34
- Habakkuk 3:19 : Deut 33:29
