Chapter 3

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.

O LORD, I have heard¹ thy speech, [and] was afraid:¹ O LORD, revive¹⁶ thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known;⁵⁵ in wrath remember⁴ mercy.¹⁵

God came⁴ from Teman, ⁸⁴⁸⁶ and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered¹⁴ the heavens, and the earth was full¹ of his praise.

And [his] brightness was as the light; he had horns [coming] out of his hand: and there [was] the hiding of his power.

Before him went⁴ the pestilence, and burning coals went forth⁴ at his feet.

He stood,¹ and measured³⁴ the earth: he beheld,¹ and drove asunder⁵⁵ the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered,¹⁰¹ the perpetual hills did bow:¹ his ways [are] everlasting.

I saw¹ the tents of Cushan in affliction: [and] the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.⁴

Was the LORD displeased¹ against the rivers? [was] thine anger against the rivers? [was] thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride⁴ upon thine horses [and] thy chariots of salvation?

Thy bow was made quite naked,¹¹ [according] to the oaths of the tribes, [even thy] word. Selah. Thou didst cleave¹⁷ the earth with rivers.

The mountains saw¹ thee, [and] they trembled:⁴ the overflowing of the water passed by:¹ the deep uttered¹ his voice, [and] lifted up¹ his hands on high.

The sun [and] moon stood still¹ in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went,¹⁷ [and] at the shining of thy glittering spear.

Thou didst march through⁴ the land in indignation, thou didst thresh⁴ the heathen in anger.

Thou wentest forth¹ for the salvation of thy people, [even] for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst¹ the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering¹⁵ the foundation unto the neck. Selah.

Thou didst strike through¹ with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind⁴ to scatter⁵³ me: their rejoicing [was] as to devour² the poor secretly.

Thou didst walk¹ through the sea with thine horses, [through] the heap of great waters.

When I heard,¹ my belly trembled;⁴ my lips quivered¹ at the voice: rottenness entered⁴ into my bones, and I trembled⁴ in myself, that I might rest⁴ in the day of trouble: when he cometh up² unto the people, he will invade⁴ them with his troops.

Although the fig tree shall not blossom,⁴ neither [shall] fruit [be] in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail,¹⁴ and the fields shall yield¹ no meat; the flock shall be cut off¹ from the fold, and [there shall be] no herd in the stalls:

Yet I will rejoice⁴ in the LORD, I will joy⁴ in the God of my salvation.

The LORD God [is] my strength, and he will make⁴ my feet like hinds' [feet], and he will make me to walk⁵⁵ upon mine high places. To the chief singer¹⁸ on my stringed instruments.