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Habakkuk 3:1
1This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk:
Habakkuk 3:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
- New International Version (NIV)A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth.
Context of Habakkuk 3:1
This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk: 2I have heard all about you, Lord. I am filled with awe by your amazing works. In this time of our deep need, help us again as you did in years gone by. And in your anger, remember your mercy. 3I see God moving across the deserts from Edom, the Holy One coming from Mount Paran. His brilliant splendor fills the heavens, and the earth is filled with his praise.
Read all of Habakkuk 3Habakkuk 3:1 word by word
תְּפִלָּ֖ה לַחֲבַקּ֣וּק הַנָּבִ֑יא עַ֖ל שִׁגְיֹנֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Habakkuk 3:1
Commentaries on Habakkuk 3:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1A prayer of Habakkuk - upon Shigionoth - See the note on the title of Psalm 7 (note), where the meaning of Shiggaion is given. The Vulgate has, pro ignorantiis, for ignorances, or sins committed in ignorance; and so it is understood by the Chaldee. The Syriac has nothing but merely, A prayer of Habakkuk. And the Septuagint, instead of Shigionoth, have ͅ, with a hymn, which is copied by the Arabic. I suspect that the title here given is of a posterior date…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A prayer of Habakkuk - oThe “prayer” of the prophet, in the strictest sense of the word, is contained in the words of Habakkuk 3:2. The rest is, in its form, praise and thanksgiving, chiefly for God‘s past mercies in the deliverance from Egypt and the entering into the promised land. But thanksgiving is an essential part of prayer, and Hannah is said to have “prayed,” whereas the hymn which followed is throughout one thanksgiving. In that also these…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The prophet beseeches God for his people. (1-2) He calls to mind former deliverances. (3-15) His firm trust in the Divine mercy. (16-19) Verses 1-2 The word prayer seems used here for an act of devotion. The Lord would revive his work among the people in the midst of the years of adversity. This may be applied to every season when the church, or believers, suffer under afflictions and trials. Mercy is what we must flee to for refuge, and rely upon as our…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19Habakkuk’s prophecy concludes with a prayer that has the style and language of a psalm (a song of prayer).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-19This sublime ode begins with an exordium (Ha 3:1, 2), then follows the main subject, then the peroration (Ha 3:16-19), a summary of the practical truth, which the whole is designed to teach. (De 33:2-5; Psa 77:13-20 are parallel odes). This was probably designed by the Spirit to be a fit formula of prayer for the people, first in their Babylonian exile, and now in their dispersion, especially towards the close of it, just before the great Deliverer is to…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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