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Habakkuk 3:2-6
Revised Standard Version
Habakkuk 3:2-6
Revised Standard Version
The Prophet’s Prayer
2 O Lord, I have heard the report of thee,
and thy work, O Lord, do I fear.
In the midst of the years renew it;
in the midst of the years make it known;
in wrath remember mercy.
3 God came from Teman,
and the Holy One from Mount Paran.
His glory covered the heavens,
and the earth was full of his praise.
Selah
4 His brightness was like the light,
rays flashed from his hand;
and there he veiled his power.
5 Before him went pestilence,
and plague followed close behind.
6 He stood and measured the earth;
he looked and shook the nations;
then the eternal mountains were scattered,
the everlasting hills sank low.
His ways were as of old.
Habakkuk 3:2-6
New International Version
Habakkuk 3:2-6
New International Version
2 Lord, I have heard(A) of your fame;
I stand in awe(B) of your deeds, Lord.(C)
Repeat(D) them in our day,
in our time make them known;
in wrath remember mercy.(E)
3 God came from Teman,(F)
the Holy One(G) from Mount Paran.[a](H)
His glory covered the heavens(I)
and his praise filled the earth.(J)
4 His splendor was like the sunrise;(K)
rays flashed from his hand,
where his power(L) was hidden.
5 Plague(M) went before him;
pestilence followed his steps.
6 He stood, and shook the earth;
he looked, and made the nations tremble.
The ancient mountains crumbled(N)
and the age-old hills(O) collapsed(P)—
but he marches on forever.(Q)
Footnotes
- 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 3:17-19
Revised Standard Version
Habakkuk 3:17-19
Revised Standard Version
Trust and Joy in the Midst of Trouble
17 Though the fig tree do 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 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will joy in the God of my salvation.
19 God, the Lord, is my strength;
he makes my feet like hinds’ feet,
he makes me tread upon my high places.
To the choirmaster: with stringed[a] instruments.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 3:19 Heb my stringed
Habakkuk 3:17-19
New International Version
Habakkuk 3:17-19
New International Version
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,(A)
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,(B)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,(C)
I will be joyful in God my Savior.(D)
19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength;(E)
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights.(F)
For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.
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