New English Translation
Habakkuk 3:18
18I will rejoice because of the Lord; I will be happy because of the God who delivers me!
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Context of Habakkuk 3:18
16I listened and my stomach churned; the sound made my lips quiver. My frame went limp, as if my bones were decaying, and I shook as I tried to walk. I long for the day of distress to come upon the people who attack us. 17When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls, I will rejoice because of the Lord; I will be happy because of the God who delivers me! 19The sovereign Lord is my source of strength. He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. (This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)
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וַאֲנִ֖י בַּיהוָ֣ה אֶעְל֑וֹזָה אָגִ֖ילָה בֵּאלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:18
- Deuteronomy 12:18Only in the presence of the Lord your God may you eat these, in the place he chooses. This applies to you, your son, your daughter, your male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages. In that place you will rejoice before the Lord your God in all the output of your labor.
- 1 Samuel 2:1Hannah prayed, “My heart rejoices in the Lord; my horn is exalted high because of the Lord. I loudly denounce my enemies, for I am happy that you delivered me.
- Job 13:15Even if he slays me, I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face!
- Psalms 33:1You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.
- Psalms 46:1God is our strong refuge; he is truly our helper in times of trouble.
- Psalms 85:6Will you not revive us once more? Then your people will rejoice in you!
- Psalms 97:12You godly ones, rejoice in the Lord! Give thanks to his holy name.
- Psalms 104:34May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the Lord.
- Psalms 118:15They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The Lord’s right hand conquers,
- Psalms 149:2Let Israel rejoice in their Creator! Let the people of Zion delight in their king!
- Isaiah 41:16You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the Lord; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.
- Zechariah 10:7The Ephraimites will be like warriors and will rejoice as if they had drunk wine. Their children will see it and rejoice; they will celebrate in the things of the Lord.
- Luke 1:46And Mary said, “My soul exalts the Lord,
- Romans 5:2through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.
- Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I 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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