Habakkuk’s Third Prayer

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. According to Shigionoth.[a](A)

Lord, I have heard the report about You;
Lord, I stand in awe of Your deeds.
Revive Your work in these years;
make it known in these years.
In Your wrath remember mercy!

God comes from Teman,
the Holy One from Mount Paran.(B)Selah
His splendor covers the heavens,
and the earth is full of His praise.(C)
His brilliance is like light;
rays are flashing from His hand.
This is where His power is hidden.
Plague goes before Him,
and pestilence follows in His steps.
He stands and shakes[b] the earth;
He looks and startles the nations.
The age-old mountains break apart;
the ancient hills sink down.
His pathways are ancient.
I see the tents of Cushan[c] in distress;
the tent curtains of the land of Midian tremble.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:1 Perhaps a passionate song with rapid changes of rhythm, or a dirge
  2. Habakkuk 3:6 Or surveys
  3. Habakkuk 3:7 = Midian

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