Hab 3 | NASB1995 | STEP | A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet , according to Shigionoth .

Habakkuk 3

God’s Deliverance of His People

1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to ^{▼▼ I.e. a highly emotional poetic form}Shigionoth. 2 Lord, I have ^bheard ^{▼▼ Or Your report}the report about You and ^{▼▼ Or I stand in awe of Your work, O Lord ; In the midst of the years revive it,}I ^efear.
O Lord, ^frevive ^gYour work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath remember ^{▼▼ Or compassion
,} ⁱmercy.

3 God comes from ^jTeman,
And the Holy One from Mount ^kParan. Selah.
His ^lsplendor covers the heavens,
And the ^mearth is full of His praise.
4 His ⁿradiance is like the sunlight;
He has rays flashing from His hand,
And there is the hiding of His ^opower.
5 Before Him goes ^ppestilence,
And ^qplague comes ^{▼▼ Lit at His feet}after Him.
6 He stood and surveyed the earth;
He looked and ^sstartled the nations.
Yes, the perpetual mountains were shattered,
The ancient hills ^{▼▼ Lit bowed; or sank down}collapsed.
His ways are ^ueverlasting.
7 I saw the tents of Cushan under ^vdistress,
The tent curtains of the land of ^wMidian were trembling.

8 Did the Lord rage against the ^xrivers,
Or was Your anger against the rivers,
Or was Your wrath against the ^ysea,
That You ^zrode on Your horses,
On Your ^aachariots of salvation?
9 Your ^abbow was made bare,
The rods of ^{▼▼ Lit word}chastisement were sworn. Selah.
You ^adcleaved the earth with rivers.
10 The mountains saw You and quaked;
The downpour of waters swept by.
The deep ^aeuttered forth its voice,
It lifted high its hands.
11 ^afSun and moon stood in their places;
They went away at the ^aglight of Your arrows,
At the radiance of Your gleaming spear.
12 In indignation You ^ahmarched through the earth;
In anger You ^{▼▼ Or thresh
,} ^ajtrampled the nations.
13 You went forth for the ^aksalvation of Your people,
For the salvation of Your ^alanointed.
You struck the ^amhead of the house of the evil
To lay him open from ^{▼▼ Lit foundation}thigh to neck. Selah.
14 You pierced with his ^aoown ^{▼▼ Lit shafts}spears
The head of his ^{▼▼ Or warriors or villagers}throngs.
They ^arstormed in to scatter ^{▼▼ Lit me}us;
Their exultation was like those
Who ^atdevour the oppressed in secret.
15 You ^autrampled on the sea with Your horses,
On the ^avsurge of many waters.

16 I heard and my ^{▼▼ Lit belly}inward parts ^axtrembled,
At the sound my lips quivered.
Decay enters my ^aybones,
And in my place I tremble.
Because I must ^azwait quietly for the day of distress,
^{▼▼ Or To come upon the people who will}For the ^bbpeople to arise who will invade us.
17 Though the ^bcfig tree should not blossom
And there be no ^{▼▼ Lit produce}fruit on the vines,
Though the yield of the ^beolive should fail
And the fields produce no food,
Though the ^bfflock should be cut off from the fold
And there be ^bgno cattle in the stalls,
18 Yet I will ^bhexult in the Lord,
I will ^birejoice in the ^bjGod of my salvation.
19 The Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God is my ^blstrength,
And ^bmHe has made my feet like hinds’ feet,
And makes me walk on my ^bnhigh places.
For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.