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A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.

LORD, I have heard the report about You, and I was afraid. LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known. In anger remember mercy.

O Lord , I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord , revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.

God comes from Teman, And the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His splendor covers the heavens, And the earth is full of His praise.

God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.

His radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays flashing from His hand, And the hiding of His might is there.

And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.

Before Him goes plague, And plague comes forth after Him.

Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.

He stood and caused the earth to shudder; He looked and caused the nations to jump. Yes, the everlasting mountains were shattered, The ancient hills collapsed. His paths are everlasting.

He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.

I saw the tents of Cushan under distress, The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling.

I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

Did the LORD rage against the rivers, Or was Your anger against the rivers, Or was Your rage against the sea, That You rode on Your horses, On Your chariots of salvation?

Was the Lord displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?

You removed Your bow from its holder, The arrows of Your word were sworn. Selah You divided the earth with rivers.

Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

The mountains saw You and quaked; The downpour of waters swept by. The deep raised its voice, It lifted high its hands.

The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.

Sun and moon stood in their lofty places; They went away at the light of Your arrows, At the radiance of Your flashing spear.

The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

In indignation You marched through the earth; In anger You trampled the nations.

Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.

You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For the salvation of Your anointed. You smashed the head of the house of evil To uncover him from foot to neck. Selah

Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.

You pierced with his own arrows The head of his leaders. They stormed in to scatter us; Their arrogance was like those Who devour the oppressed in secret.

Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

You trampled on the sea with Your horses, On the foam of many waters.

Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.

I heard, and my inner parts trembled; At the sound, my lips quivered. Decay enters my bones, And in my place I tremble; Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise who will attack us.

When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

Even if the fig tree does not blossom, And there is no fruit on the vines, If the yield of the olive fails, And the fields produce no food, Even if the flock disappears from the fold, And there are no cattle in the stalls,

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

Yet I will triumph in the LORD, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord , I will joy in the God of my salvation.

The Lord GOD is my strength, And He has made my feet like deer's feet, And has me walk on my high places. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.

The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.