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God’s Deliverance of His People

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to ¹Shigionoth.

2 LORD, I have ^aheard ¹the report about You and ²I ^bfear.O LORD, ^crevive ^dYour work in the midst of the years,In the midst of the years make it known;In wrath remember ³^emercy.

3 God comes from ^aTeman,And the Holy One from Mount ^bParan.Selah.His ^csplendor covers the heavens,And the ^dearth is full of His praise.4 His ^aradiance is like the sunlight;He has rays flashing from His hand,And there is the hiding of His ^bpower.5 Before Him goes ^apestilence,And ^bplague comes ¹after Him.6 He stood and surveyed the earth;He looked and ^astartled the nations.Yes, the perpetual mountains were shattered,The ancient hills ¹collapsed.His ways are ^beverlasting.7 I saw the tents of Cushan under ^adistress,The tent curtains of the land of ^bMidian were trembling.

8 Did the LORD rage against the ^arivers,Or was Your anger against the rivers,Or was Your wrath against the ^bsea,That You ^crode on Your horses,On Your ^dchariots of salvation?9 Your ^abow was made bare,The rods of ¹chastisement were sworn.Selah.You ^bcleaved the earth with rivers.10 The mountains saw You and quaked;The downpour of waters swept by.The deep ^auttered forth its voice,It lifted high its hands.11 ^aSun and moon stood in their places;They went away at the ^blight of Your arrows,At the radiance of Your gleaming spear.12 In indignation You ^amarched through the earth;In anger You ¹^btrampled the nations.13 You went forth for the ^asalvation of Your people,For the salvation of Your ^banointed.You struck the ^chead of the house of the evilTo lay him open from ¹thigh to neck.Selah.14 You pierced with his ^aown ¹spearsThe head of his ²throngs.They ^bstormed in to scatter ³us;Their exultation was like thoseWho ^cdevour the oppressed in secret.15 You ^atrampled on the sea with Your horses,On the ^bsurge of many waters.

16 I heard and my ¹inward parts ^atrembled,At the sound my lips quivered.Decay enters my ^bbones,And in my place I tremble.Because I must ^cwait quietly for the day of distress,²For the ^dpeople to arise who will invade us.17 Though the ^afig tree should not blossomAnd there be no ¹fruit on the vines,Though the yield of the ^bolive should failAnd the fields produce no food,Though the ^cflock should be cut off from the foldAnd there be ^dno cattle in the stalls,18 Yet I will ^aexult in the LORD,I will ^brejoice in the ^cGod of my salvation.19 The Lord ¹GOD is my ^astrength,And ^bHe has made my feet like hinds’ feet,And makes me walk on my ^chigh places.For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.

Yet I Will Exult in Yahweh

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to ¹Shigionoth.

2 O Yahweh, I have ^aheard ¹the report about You, and ²I ^bfear.O Yahweh, ^crevive ^dYour work in the midst of the years;In the midst of the years make it known;In rage remember ^ecompassion.

3 God comes from ^aTeman,And the Holy One from Mount ^bParan.Selah.His ^csplendor covers the heavens,And the ^dearth is full of His praise.4 His ^abrightness is like the sunlight;He has rays flashing from His hand,And there is the hiding of His ^bstrength.5 Before Him goes ^apestilence,And ^bplague comes ¹after Him.6 He stood and ¹measured out the earth;He looked and ^astartled the nations.So the perpetual mountains were shattered;The ancient hills ²collapsed.His ways are ^beverlasting.7 I saw the tents of Cushan under ^awickedness;The tent curtains of the land of ^bMidian were trembling.

8 Did Yahweh’s fury burn against the ^arivers,Or was Your anger against the rivers,Or was Your wrath against the ^bsea,That You ^crode on Your horses,On Your ^dchariots of salvation?9 Your ^abow was made bare;Rods were sworn unto battle by word.Selah.You ^bsplit the earth with rivers.10 The mountains saw You and writhed;The downpour of waters passed by.The deep ^agave forth its voice;It lifted high its hands.11 ^aSun and moon stood in their lofty places;They went away at the ^blight of Your arrows,At the brightness of Your flashing spear.12 In indignation You ^amarched through the earth;In anger You ¹^btrampled the nations.13 You went forth for the ^asalvation of Your people,For salvation with Your ^banointed.You crushed the ^chead of the house of the wickedTo lay him bare from ¹thigh to neck.Selah.14 You pierced with his ^aown sharpened rodsThe head of his ¹throngs.They ^bstormed in to scatter ²us;Their exultation was like thoseWho ^cdevour the afflicted in secret.15 You ^atread on the sea with Your horses,On the ^bsurge of many waters.

16 I heard, and my ¹inward parts ^atrembled;At the sound my lips tingled.Decay enters my ^bbones,And in my place I tremble.Because I must ^cwait quietly for the day of distress,²For the ^dpeople to arise who will invade us.17 Though the ^afig tree should not blossomAnd there be no produce on the vines,Though the yield of the ^bolive should failAnd the fields yield no food,Though the ^cflock should be cut off from the foldAnd there be ^dno cattle in the stalls,18 Yet I will ^aexult in Yahweh;I will ^brejoice in the ^cGod of my salvation.19 Yahweh, the Lord, is my ¹^astrength,And ^bHe has set my feet like hinds’ feetAnd makes me tread on my ^chigh places.²For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.