Habakkuk 3:3-12

3God comes from Teman, the sovereign one from Mount Paran. Selah. His splendor covers the skies, his glory fills the earth.

4He is as bright as lightning; a two-pronged lightning bolt flashes from his hand. This is the outward display of his power.

5Plague goes before him; pestilence marches right behind him.

6He takes his battle position and shakes the earth; with a mere look he frightens the nations. The ancient mountains disintegrate; the primeval hills are flattened. He travels on the ancient roads.

7I see the tents of Cushan overwhelmed by trouble; the tent curtains of the land of Midian are shaking.

8Is the Lord mad at the rivers? Are you angry with the rivers? Are you enraged at the sea? Is this why you climb into your horse-drawn chariots, your victorious chariots?

9Your bow is ready for action; you commission your arrows. Selah. You cause flash floods on the earth’s surface.

10When the mountains see you, they shake. The torrential downpour sweeps through. The great deep shouts out; it lifts its hands high.

11The sun and moon stand still in their courses; the flash of your arrows drives them away, the bright light of your lightning-quick spear.

12You furiously stomp on the earth, you angrily trample down the nations.