Habakkuk 3

Berean Standard Bible

Habakkuk’s Prayer

1This is a prayerH8605 of HabakkukH2265 the prophetH5030, according toH5921 ShigionothH7692:1

2O LORDH3068, I have heardH8085 the report of YouH8088;I stand in aweH3372, O LORDH3068, of Your deedsH6467.Revive themH2421 inH7130 these yearsH8141;make them knownH3045 inH7130 these yearsH8141.In Your wrathH7267, rememberH2142 mercyH7355!

3GodH433 cameH935 from TemanH8487,and the Holy OneH6918 from MountH2022 ParanH6290.SelahH5542 2His gloryH1935 coveredH3680 the heavensH8064,and His praiseH8416 filledH4390 the earthH776.4His radianceH5051 wasH1961 like the sunlightH216;raysH7161 flashed from His handH3027,whereH8033 His powerH5797 is hiddenH2253.5PlagueH1698 wentH1980 before HimH6440,and feverH7565 followedH3318 in His stepsH7272.6He stoodH5975 and measuredH4128 the earthH776;He lookedH7200 and startledH5425 the nationsH1471;the ancientH5703 mountainsH2042 crumbledH6327;the perpetualH5769 hillsH1389 collapsedH7817.His waysH1979 are everlastingH5769.

7I sawH7200 the tentsH168 of CushanH3572 inH8478 distressH205;the curtainsH3407 of MidianH776 H4080 were tremblingH7264.8Were You angryH2734 at the riversH5104, O LORDH3068?WasH518 Your wrathH639 H518 against the streamsH5104?Did You rageH5678 against the seaH3220whenH3588 You rodeH7392 onH5921 Your horsesH5483,on Your chariotsH4818 of salvationH3444?9You brandishedH6181 H5783 Your bowH7198;You called forH562 H7621 many arrowsH4294.SelahH5542You splitH1234 the earthH776 with riversH5104.10The mountainsH2022 saw YouH7200 and quakedH2342;torrentsH2230 of waterH4325 swept byH5674.The deepH8415 roaredH5414 with its voiceH6963and liftedH5375 its handsH3027 on highH7315.11SunH8121 and moonH3394 stood stillH5975in their placesH2073at the flashH216 of Your flyingH1980 arrowsH2671,at the brightnessH5051 of Your shiningH1300 spearH2595.12You marchedH6805 across the earthH776 with furyH2195;You threshedH1758 the nationsH1471 in wrathH639.13You went forthH3318 for the salvationH3468 of Your peopleH5971,to saveH3468 Your anointedH4899.You crushedH4272 the headH7218 of the houseH1004 of the wickedH7563and stripped himH6168 from headH6677 toH5704 toeH3247.SelahH554214With his own spearH4294 You piercedH5344 his headH7218,when his warriorsH6518 stormed outH5590 to scatter usH6327,gloatingH5951 as though readyH3644to secretlyH4565 devourH398 the weakH6041.15You trampledH1869 the seaH3220 with Your horsesH5483,churningH2563 the greatH7227 watersH4325.

16I heardH8085 and trembledH7264 withinH990; my lipsH8193 quiveredH6750 at the soundH6963. DecayH7538 enteredH935 my bonesH6106; I trembledH7264 where I stoodH8478. Yet I must wait patientlyH5117 for the dayH3117 of distressH6869 to come uponH5927 the peopleH5971 who invade usH1464.

17ThoughH3588 the fig treeH8384 does notH3808 budH6524and noH369 fruitH2981 is on the vinesH1612,though the oliveH2132 cropH4639 failsH3584and the fieldsH7709 produceH6213 noH3808 foodH400,though the sheepH6629 are cut offH1504 from the foldH4356and noH369 cattleH1241 are in the stallsH7517,18yet IH589 will exultH5937 in the LORDH3068;I will rejoiceH1523 in the GodH430 of my salvationH3468!19GODH3069 the LordH136 is my strengthH2428;He makesH7760 my feetH7272 like those of a deerH355;He makes me walkH1869 uponH5921 the heightsH1116!

For the choirmasterH5329. With stringed instrumentsH5058.

1. Habakkuk 3:1 Shigionoth is probably a musical term indicating the setting for the prayer. ↩
2. Habakkuk 3:3 Selah or Interlude is probably a musical or literary term; also in verses 9 and 13. ↩