English Standard Version
Habakkuk 3:18
18yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk 3:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
- New International Version (NIV)yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
- New Living Translation (NLT)yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
Context of Habakkuk 3:18
16I hear, and my body trembles; my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us. 17Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. 19God, 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.
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וַאֲנִ֖י בַּיהוָ֣ה אֶעְל֑וֹזָה אָגִ֖ילָה בֵּאלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:18
- Deuteronomy 12:18but you shall eat them before the Lord your God in the place that the Lord your God will choose, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your towns. And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all that you undertake.
- 1 Samuel 2:1And Hannah prayed and said, "My heart exults in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
- Job 13:15Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face.
- Psalms 33:1Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalms 85:6Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
- Psalms 97:12Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!
- Psalms 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
- Psalms 118:15Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,
- Psalms 149:2Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!
- Isaiah 41:16you shall winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in the Lord; in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.
- Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Zechariah 10:7Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior, and their hearts shall be glad as with wine. Their children shall see it and be glad; their hearts shall rejoice in the Lord.
- Luke 1:46And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord,
- Romans 5:2Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
- Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
Commentaries on Habakkuk 3:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. - The words are very impressive, as they stand in the Hebrew. “For,” he says, “the fig tree shall not blossom, and there is no fruit in the vines, the labor of the olive hath failed;” (the prophet does not look on, only to these things, but in his mind stands in the midst of them, they are done, and he amid them, feeling their effects) “and the field hath yielded no food; the flock…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. 17-19After recounting God’s powerful acts of redemption (Habakkuk 3:2–15) and pausing to reflect on them (3:16), Habakkuk reaffirms his trust in God as he ends his prayer. Though … yet I will exult: Even if God never gives material blessings to his people again, he is still worthy of all their trust and praise. No matter what happens, the prophet could rejoice, knowing that the Lord is not only Israel’s Redeemer but also the source of his own salvation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. yet I will rejoice--The prophet speaks in the name of his people.Read the comment
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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
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