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Ésta es una oración del profeta Habacuc.

Lo que oigo acerca de ti, Señor,
y de todo lo que has hecho,
me llena de profunda reverencia.
Realiza ahora, en nuestra vida,
tus grandes acciones de otros tiempos,
para que nosotros también las conozcamos.
Muéstranos así tu compasión
aun en medio de tu enojo.

Dios viene de la región de Temán;
del monte Parán viene el Dios Santo.
Su gloria se extiende por todo el cielo,
y el mundo entero se llena de su alabanza.
Viene envuelto en brillante resplandor,
y de sus manos brotan rayos de luz
que muestran el poder que en él se esconde.
Delante de él llegan plagas terribles,
y detrás la fiebre abrasadora.
La tierra tiembla cuando él se detiene;
se estremecen las naciones cuando las mira;
las viejas montañas se derrumban
y se deshacen los montes antiguos;
pero los caminos de Dios son eternos.

Yo he visto a la gente de Cusán
hundida en la desgracia,
a los habitantes de Madián
encogidos por el miedo.
¿Te has enojado, Señor, contra los ríos?
¿Se ha encendido tu furor contra los mares?
¿Cabalgas por eso en tus caballos
y montas así en tu carro victorioso?

Tienes el arco preparado
y dispuestas todas tus flechas.
Con los ríos has abierto surcos en la tierra.
10 Las montañas tiemblan al verte;
cae del cielo la lluvia torrencial,
y el mar profundo da su rugido
mientras se alzan sus olas inmensas.
11 El sol y la luna no salen de su escondite
ante el vivo resplandor de tus flechas
y la luz relampagueante de tu lanza.
12 En tu enojo recorres toda la tierra;
en tu furor pisoteas las naciones.
13 Tú has salido en ayuda de tu pueblo
y del rey que tú mismo escogiste.
Has destruido el techo de la casa del malvado,
y has descubierto hasta la roca sus cimientos.
14 Mataste a su jefe con sus propias flechas,
cuando sus jinetes, como una tempestad,
se lanzaron arrogantes
a dispersar a los indefensos,
para destruirlos en secreto.

15 Con tus caballos recorres el mar,
la gran extensión de las aguas profundas.

16 Al oír todo esto tuve miedo.
Mis labios se pusieron a temblar,
mis piernas dejaron de sostenerme
y todo mi cuerpo perdió sus fuerzas.
Aun así, esperaré tranquilo
el día en que Dios ponga en angustia
al ejército de nuestros opresores.

17-18 Entonces me llenaré de alegría
a causa del Señor mi salvador.
Le alabaré aunque no florezcan las higueras
ni den fruto los viñedos y los olivares;
aunque los campos no den su cosecha;
aunque se acaben los rebaños de ovejas
y no haya reses en los establos.
19 Porque el Señor me da fuerzas;
da a mis piernas la ligereza del ciervo
y me lleva a alturas donde estaré a salvo.

Habakkuk’s Prayer

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth.[a](A)

Lord, I have heard(B) of your fame;
    I stand in awe(C) of your deeds, Lord.(D)
Repeat(E) them in our day,
    in our time make them known;
    in wrath remember mercy.(F)

God came from Teman,(G)
    the Holy One(H) from Mount Paran.[b](I)
His glory covered the heavens(J)
    and his praise filled the earth.(K)
His splendor was like the sunrise;(L)
    rays flashed from his hand,
    where his power(M) was hidden.
Plague(N) went before him;
    pestilence followed his steps.
He stood, and shook the earth;
    he looked, and made the nations tremble.
The ancient mountains crumbled(O)
    and the age-old hills(P) collapsed(Q)
    but he marches on forever.(R)
I saw the tents of Cushan in distress,
    the dwellings of Midian(S) in anguish.(T)

Were you angry with the rivers,(U) Lord?
    Was your wrath against the streams?
Did you rage against the sea(V)
    when you rode your horses
    and your chariots to victory?(W)
You uncovered your bow,
    you called for many arrows.(X)
You split the earth with rivers;
10     the mountains saw you and writhed.(Y)
Torrents of water swept by;
    the deep roared(Z)
    and lifted its waves(AA) on high.

11 Sun and moon stood still(AB) in the heavens
    at the glint of your flying arrows,(AC)
    at the lightning(AD) of your flashing spear.
12 In wrath you strode through the earth
    and in anger you threshed(AE) the nations.
13 You came out(AF) to deliver(AG) your people,
    to save your anointed(AH) one.
You crushed(AI) the leader of the land of wickedness,
    you stripped him from head to foot.
14 With his own spear you pierced his head
    when his warriors stormed out to scatter us,(AJ)
gloating as though about to devour
    the wretched(AK) who were in hiding.
15 You trampled the sea(AL) with your horses,
    churning the great waters.(AM)

16 I heard and my heart pounded,
    my lips quivered at the sound;
decay crept into my bones,
    and my legs trembled.(AN)
Yet I will wait patiently(AO) for the day of calamity
    to come on the nation invading us.
17 Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,(AP)
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,(AQ)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,(AR)
    I will be joyful in God my Savior.(AS)

19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength;(AT)
    he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
    he enables me to tread on the heights.(AU)

For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.

Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:1 Probably a literary or musical term
  2. Habakkuk 3:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the middle of verse 9 and at the end of verse 13.

Habakkuk's Prayer

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.

O Lord, (A)I have heard the report of you,
    and (B)your work, O Lord, do I fear.
In the midst of the years (C)revive it;
    in the midst of the years make it known;
    (D)in wrath remember mercy.
God came from (E)Teman,
    (F)and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah
His splendor covered the heavens,
    and the earth was full of his praise.
(G)His brightness was like the light;
    rays flashed from his hand;
    and there he veiled his power.
(H)Before him went pestilence,
    and plague followed (I)at his heels.[a]
He stood (J)and measured the earth;
    he looked and shook the nations;
then the (K)eternal mountains (L)were scattered;
    the everlasting hills sank low.
    His were (M)the everlasting ways.
I saw the tents of (N)Cushan in affliction;
    (O)the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
(P)Was your wrath against the rivers, O Lord?
    Was your anger against the rivers,
    (Q)or your indignation against the sea,
(R)when you rode on your horses,
    (S)on your chariot of salvation?
You stripped the sheath from your bow,
    calling for many arrows.[b] Selah
    (T)You split the earth with rivers.
10 (U)The mountains saw you and writhed;
    the raging waters swept on;
(V)the deep gave forth its voice;
    (W)it lifted its hands on high.
11 (X)The sun and moon stood still in their place
    (Y)at the light of your arrows as they sped,
    at the flash of your glittering spear.
12 (Z)You marched through the earth in fury;
    (AA)you threshed the nations in anger.
13 (AB)You went out for the salvation of your people,
    for the salvation of (AC)your anointed.
(AD)You crushed the head of the house of the wicked,
    laying him bare from thigh to neck.[c] Selah
14 You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors,
    who came like a whirlwind to scatter me,
    rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret.
15 (AE)You trampled the sea with your horses,
    the surging of mighty waters.

16 (AF)I hear, and (AG)my body trembles;
    my lips quiver at the sound;
(AH)rottenness enters into my bones;
    my legs tremble beneath me.
Yet (AI)I will quietly wait for the day of trouble
    to come upon people who invade us.

Habakkuk Rejoices in the Lord

17 Though the fig tree should not blossom,
    nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail
    and the fields yield no food,
the flock be cut off from the fold
    and there be no herd in the stalls,
18 (AJ)yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
    (AK)I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
19 God, the Lord, is my strength;
    (AL)he makes my feet like the deer's;
    he makes me (AM)tread on my (AN)high places.

(AO)To the choirmaster: with (AP)stringed[d] instruments.

Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:5 Hebrew feet
  2. Habakkuk 3:9 The meaning of the Hebrew line is uncertain
  3. Habakkuk 3:13 The meaning of the Hebrew line is uncertain
  4. Habakkuk 3:19 Hebrew my stringed