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[1] A prayer of Habakkuk, the prophet, set to victorious music.
[2] Yahweh, 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.
[3] God came from Teman,
the Holy One from Mount Paran.
Selah.His glory covered the heavens,
and his praise filled the earth.
[4] His splendor is like the sunrise.
Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.
[5] Plague went before him,
and pestilence followed his feet.
[6] He 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.
[7] I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction.
The dwellings of the land of Midian trembled.
[8] Was 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?
[9] You uncovered your bow.
You called for your sworn arrows.
Selah.
You split the earth with rivers.
[10] The mountains saw you, and were afraid.
The storm of waters passed by.
The deep roared and lifted up its hands on high.
[11] The sun and moon stood still in the sky
at the light of your arrows as they went,
at the shining of your glittering spear.
[12] You marched through the land in wrath.
You threshed the nations in anger.
[13] You 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. [14] You 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.
[15] You trampled the sea with your horses,
churning mighty waters.
[16] I 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.
[17] For 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,
[18] yet I will rejoice in Yahweh.
I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
[19] Yahweh, the Lord,§ 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.
[2] Yahweh, 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.
[3] God came from Teman,
the Holy One from Mount Paran.
Selah.His glory covered the heavens,
and his praise filled the earth.
[4] His splendor is like the sunrise.
Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.
[5] Plague went before him,
and pestilence followed his feet.
[6] He 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.
[7] I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction.
The dwellings of the land of Midian trembled.
[8] Was 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?
[9] You uncovered your bow.
You called for your sworn arrows.
Selah.
You split the earth with rivers.
[10] The mountains saw you, and were afraid.
The storm of waters passed by.
The deep roared and lifted up its hands on high.
[11] The sun and moon stood still in the sky
at the light of your arrows as they went,
at the shining of your glittering spear.
[12] You marched through the land in wrath.
You threshed the nations in anger.
[13] You 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. [14] You 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.
[15] You trampled the sea with your horses,
churning mighty waters.
[16] I 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.
[17] For 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,
[18] yet I will rejoice in Yahweh.
I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
[19] Yahweh, the Lord,§ 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.
Footnotes
- § 3:19 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
King James Version
His Prayer
[1] A prayer H8605 of Habakkuk H2265 the prophet H5030 upon Shigionoth. H7692[2] O Lord, H3068 I have heard H8085 (QalPerf) thy speech, H8088§ and was afraid: H3372 (QalPerf)
O Lord, H3068 revive H2421 (PielImpv)§ thy work H6467 in the midst H7130 of the years, H8141
In the midst H7130 of the years H8141 make known; H3045 (HiphImpf)
In wrath H7267 remember H2142 (QalImpf) mercy. H7355 (PielInf)
[3] God H433 came H935 (QalImpf) from Teman, H8487§
And the Holy One H6918 from mount H2022 Paran. H6290 Selah. H5542
His glory H1935 covered H3680 (PielPerf) the heavens, H8064
And the earth H776 was full H4390 (QalPerf) of his praise. H8416
[4] And his brightness H5051 was as the light; H216
He had horns H7161 coming out of his hand:§ H3027
And there was the hiding H2253 of his power. H5797
[5] Before H6440 him went H3212 (QalImpf) the pestilence, H1698
And burning coals H7565§ went forth H3318 (QalImpf) at his feet. H7272
[6] He stood, H5975 (QalPerf) and measured H4128 (PoleImpf) the earth: H776
He beheld, H7200 (QalPerf) and drove asunder H5425 (HiphImpf) the nations; H1471
And the everlasting H5703 mountains H2042 were scattered, H6327 (HithImpf)
The perpetual H5769 hills H1389 did bow: H7817 (QalPerf)
His ways H1979 are everlasting. H5769
[7] I saw H7200 (QalPerf) the tents H168 of Cushan H3572§ in affliction: H205§
And the curtains H3407 of the land H776 of Midian H4080 did tremble. H7264 (QalImpf)
[8] Was the Lord H3068 displeased H2734 (QalPerf) against the rivers? H5104
Was thine anger H639 against the rivers? H5104
Was thy wrath H5678 against the sea, H3220
That thou didst ride H7392 (QalImpf) upon thine horses H5483
And thy chariots H4818 of salvation? H3444§
[9] Thy bow H7198 was made quite H6181 naked, H5783 (NiphImpf)
According to the oaths H7621 of the tribes, H4294 even thy word. H562 Selah. H5542
Thou didst cleave H1234 (PielImpf) the earth H776 with rivers. H5104§
[10] The mountains H2022 saw H7200 (QalPerf) thee, and they trembled: H2342 (QalImpf)
The overflowing H2230 of the water H4325 passed by: H5674 (QalPerf)
The deep H8415 uttered H5414 (QalPerf) his voice, H6963
And lifted up H5375 (QalPerf) his hands H3027 on high. H7315
[11] The sun H8121 and moon H3394 stood still H5975 (QalPerf) in their habitation: H2073
At the light H216 of thine arrows H2671§ they went, H1980 (PielImpf)
And at the shining H5051 of thy glittering H1300 spear. H2595
[12] Thou didst march through H6805 (QalImpf) the land H776 in indignation, H2195
Thou didst thresh H1758 (QalImpf) the heathen H1471 in anger. H639
[13] Thou wentest forth H3318 (QalPerf) for the salvation H3468 of thy people, H5971
Even for salvation H3468 with thine anointed; H4899
Thou woundedst H4272 (QalPerf) the head H7218 out of the house H1004 of the wicked, H7563
By discovering H6168 (PielInf)§ the foundation H3247 unto the neck. H6677 Selah. H5542
[14] Thou didst strike through H5344 (QalPerf) with his staves H4294 the head H7218 of his villages: H6518
They came out as a whirlwind H5590 (QalImpf)§ to scatter H6327 (HiphInf) me:
Their rejoicing H5951 was as to devour H398 (QalInf) the poor H6041 secretly. H4565
[15] Thou didst walk H1869 (QalPerf) through the sea H3220 with thine horses, H5483
Through the heap§ H2563 of great H7227 waters. H4325
[16] When I heard, H8085 (QalPerf) my belly H990 trembled; H7264 (QalImpf)
My lips H8193 quivered H6750 (QalPerf) at the voice: H6963
Rottenness H7538 entered H935 (QalImpf) into my bones, H6106 and I trembled H7264 (QalImpf) in myself,
That I might rest H5117 (QalImpf) in the day H3117 of trouble: H6869
When he cometh up H5927 (QalInf) unto the people, H5971
He will invade them§ with his troops. H1464 (QalImpf)
[17] Although the fig tree H8384 shall not blossom, H6524 (QalImpf)
Neither shall fruit H2981 be in the vines; H1612
The labour H4639 of the olive H2132 shall fail, H3584 (PielPerf)§
And the fields H7709 shall yield H6213 (QalPerf) no meat; H400
The flock H6629 shall be cut off H1504 (QalPerf) from the fold, H4356
And there shall be no herd H1241 in the stalls: H7517
[18] Yet I will rejoice H5937 (QalImpf) in the Lord, H3068
I will joy H1523 (QalImpf) in the God H430 of my salvation. H3468
[19] The Lord H3069 God H136 is my strength, H2428
And he will make H7760 (QalImpf) my feet H7272 like hinds’ H355 feet,
And he will make me to walk H1869 (HiphImpf) upon mine high places. H1116To the chief singer H5329 (PielPtc) on my stringed instruments. H5058§
Footnotes
- § 3:2a Heb. thy report or thy hearing
- § 3:2b Or, preserve alive
- § 3:3 Or, the South
- § 3:4 Or, bright beams out of his side
- § 3:5 Or, burning diseases
- § 3:7a Or, Ethiopia
- § 3:7b Or, under affliction or vanity
- § 3:8 Or, thy chariots were salvation
- § 3:9 Or, thou didst cleave the rivers of the earth
- § 3:11 Or, thine arrows walked in the light, etc.
- § 3:13 Heb. making naked
- § 3:14 Heb. were tempestuous
- § 3:15 Or, mud
- § 3:16 Or, cut them in pieces
- § 3:17 Heb. lie
- § 3:19 Heb. Neginoth
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