Habakkuk 3:19

Habakkuk 3:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
• New International Version (NIV)The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.
• English Standard Version (ESV)God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places. To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.

Context of Habakkuk 3:19

17Though the fig tree does not blossom And there is no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive fails And the fields produce no food, Though the flock is cut off from the fold And there are no cattle in the stalls, 18Yet I will [choose to] rejoice in the Lord; I will [choose to] shout in exultation in the [victorious] God of my salvation! The Lord God is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army]; He has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet And makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my high places [of challenge and responsibility]. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.

Habakkuk 3:19 word by word

יְהוִ֤הּ אֲדֹנָי֙ חֵילִ֔י וַיָּ֤שֶׂם רַגְלַי֙ כָּֽאַיָּל֔וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּמוֹתַ֖י יַדְרִכֵ֑נִי לַמְנַצֵּ֖חַ בִּנְגִינוֹתָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• Godאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• my strengthחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• and he will makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• my feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• like hinds’אַיָּלָה'ayâlâh · doeH355
• and he will make me to walkדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• upon mine high placesבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
• To the chief singerנָצַחnâtsach · to conductH5329
• on my stringed instrumentsנְגִינָהnegîynâh negîynath · musicH5058

Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:19

• Psalms 18:1“I love You [fervently and devotedly], O Lord, my strength.”
• Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my salvation— Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the refuge and fortress of my life— Whom shall I dread?
• Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable], A very present and well-proved help in trouble.
• Isaiah 12:2Behold, God, my salvation! I will trust and not be afraid, For the Lord God is my strength and song; Yes, He has become my salvation.”
• Isaiah 45:24It shall be said of Me, ‘Only in the Lord are righteousness and strength.’ To Him people will come, And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.
• Zechariah 10:12And I will strengthen Israel in the Lord, And they will walk [and glory] in His name,” declares the Lord.
• 2 Corinthians 12:9but He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you [My lovingkindness and My mercy are more than enough—always available—regardless of the situation]; for [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness.” Therefore, I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ [may completely enfold me and] may dwell in me.
• Ephesians 3:16May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality],
• Philippians 4:13I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]
• Colossians 1:11[we pray that you may be] strengthened and invigorated with all power, according to His glorious might, to attain every kind of endurance and patience with joy;
• 2 Samuel 22:34He makes my feet like the doe’s feet [firm and swift]; He sets me [secure and confident] on my high places.
• Psalms 18:33He makes my feet like hinds’ feet [able to stand firmly and tread safely on paths of testing and trouble]; He sets me [securely] upon my high places.
• Deuteronomy 32:13He made him (Israel) ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And He made him suck honey from the rock, And [olive] oil from the flinty rock,
• Deuteronomy 33:29Happy and blessed are you, O Israel; Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, The Shield of your help, And the Sword of your majesty! Your enemies will cringe before you, And you will tread on their high places [tramping down their idolatrous altars].”
• Isaiah 58:14Then you will take pleasure in the Lord, And I will make you ride on the high places of the earth, And I will feed you with the [promised] heritage of Jacob your father; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
• Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have freed me when I was hemmed in and relieved me when I was in distress; Be gracious to me and hear [and respond to] my prayer.

Commentaries on Habakkuk 3:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The Lord God is my strength - This is an imitation, if not a quotation, from Psalm 18:32-33; (note), where see the notes. Will make me to walk upon mine high places - This last verse is spoken in the person of the people, who seem to anticipate their restoration; and that they shall once more rejoice in the hills and mountains of Judea. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments - This line, which is evidently a superscription, leads me to suppose…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The Lord God is my strength - The prophet does not inwardly only exult and triumph in God, but he confesses also in words of praise, that in Him he hath all things, that He is All things in him. And as he had confessed the Father, under the Name whereby He revealed Himself to Moses, and the Son, “the Lord God of my salvation,” so he confesses God the Holy Ghost, who, in us, is our strength. “He is our strength,” so that through Him, we can do all things…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-19Verses 16-19 When we see a day of trouble approach, it concerns us to prepare. A good hope through grace is founded in holy fear. The prophet looked back upon the experiences of the church in former ages, and observed what great things God had done for them, and so was not only recovered, but filled with holy joy. He resolved to delight and triumph in the Lord; for when all is gone, his God is not gone. Destroy the vines and the fig-trees, and you make…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Habakkuk gained his strength from God, his Savior (Habakkuk 3:18). He compared his spiritual journey to a deer quickly climbing mountaintops and moving gracefully over them (see Psalm 18:32–33).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. hinds' feet ... walk upon ... high places--Habakkuk has here before his mind Psa 18:33, 34; De 32:13. "Hinds' (gazelles') feet" imply the swiftness with which God enables him (the prophet and his people) to escape from his enemies, and return to his native land. The "high places" are called "mine," to imply that Israel shall be restored to his own land, a land of hills which are places of safety and of eminence (compare Ge 19:17; Mt 24:16). Probably…Read the comment

Topics related to Habakkuk 3:19

• Blessing
• Faith
• Harp
• Music

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Stringed, Instruments
• Arrow
• Hiding
• Joy
• Meat
• Musician, Chief
• Neginoth
• Poetry

Commentaries on Habakkuk 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings