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Habakkuk 3:18
18yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
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.
- 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.
- 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 heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs trembled. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us. 17Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. 19The 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.
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וַאֲנִ֖י בַּיהוָ֣ה אֶעְל֑וֹזָה אָגִ֖ילָה בֵּאלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:18
- Deuteronomy 12:18Instead, you are to eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place the Lord your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites from your towns—and you are to rejoice before the Lord your God in everything you put your hand to.
- 1 Samuel 2:1Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.
- Job 13:15Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.
- Psalms 33:1Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-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, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.
- Psalms 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
- Psalms 118:15Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!
- Psalms 149:2Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King.
- Isaiah 41:16You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the Lord and glory in the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 61:10I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Zechariah 10:7The Ephraimites will become like warriors, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the Lord.
- Luke 1:46And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord
- Romans 5:2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
- Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: 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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