Habakkuk 3

¹A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, set to Shigionoth.

²O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid: O Jehovah, 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.

⁴Andhisbrightness was as the light; He had rayscoming forthfrom 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 Jehovah displeased with the rivers? Was thine anger against the rivers, Or thy wrath against the sea, That thou didst ride upon thy horses, Upon thy chariots of salvation?

⁹Thy bow was made quite bare; The oaths to the tribes were asure 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 its voice, And lifted up its 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 man, 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 thy horses, The heap of mighty waters.

¹⁶I heard, and my body trembled, My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entereth 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 that invadeth us.

¹⁷For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, And there shall be no herd in the stalls:

¹⁸Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, 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 my high places.

Habakkuk 3

¹This is a prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth:

²O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!

³God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.

⁴His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.

⁵Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps.

⁶He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting.

⁷I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling.

⁸Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?

⁹You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers.

¹⁰The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.

¹¹Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.

¹²You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath.

¹³You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah

¹⁴With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.

¹⁵You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.

¹⁶I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.

¹⁷Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,

¹⁸yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!

¹⁹GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.