Habakkuk 3:1-2
Easy-to-Read Version
Habakkuk’s Prayer
3 The prayer of Habakkuk the prophet.[a]
2 Lord, I have heard the news about you.
I am amazed, Lord, at the powerful things you did in the past.
Now I pray that you will do great things in our time.
Please make these things happen in our own days.
But in your anger,
remember to show mercy to us. Selah
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 3:1 The Hebrew text adds “according to shigyonoth,” which may be an instruction for a special style of music.
Habakkuk 3:1-2
King James Version
3 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
2 O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
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Habakkuk 3:1-2
New King James Version
The Prophet’s Prayer
3 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on [a]Shigionoth.
2 O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid;
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years!
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath remember mercy.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 3:1 Exact meaning unknown
Habakkuk 3:1-2
Legacy Standard Bible
Yet I Will Exalt in Yahweh
3 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to [a]Shigionoth.
2 O Yahweh, I have (A)heard [b]the report about You, and [c]I (B)fear.
O Yahweh, (C)revive (D)Your work in the midst of the years;
In the midst of the years make it known;
In rage remember (E)compassion.
Footnotes
- Habakkuk 3:1 Possibly a wild, passionate, and animated song
- Habakkuk 3:2 Or Your report
- Habakkuk 3:2 Or I stand in awe of Your work, O Yahweh; In the midst of the years revive it,
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