Dual Panel1This is a prayer <08605> of Habakkuk <02265> the prophet <05030>:
2Lord <03068>, I have heard <08085> the report of what you did <08088>; I am awed <03372>, Lord <03068>, by what you accomplished <06467>. In <07130> our time <08141> repeat those deeds <02421>; in <07130> our time <08141> reveal <03045> them again. But when you cause turmoil <07267>, remember <02142> to show <07355> us mercy <07355>!
3God <0433> comes <0935> from Teman <08487>, the sovereign one <06918> from Mount <02022> Paran <06290>. Selah <05542>. His splendor covers <03680> the skies <08064>, his glory <08416> <01935> fills <04390> the earth <0776>.
4He is as bright <05051> as lightning <0216>; a two-pronged lightning bolt <07161> flashes from his hand <03027>. This is the outward <02253> display of his power <05797>.
5Plague goes <01980> before <06440> him; pestilence <01698> marches <07565> right behind him.
6He takes <05975> his battle position <05975> and shakes <04058> the earth <0776>; with a mere look <07200> he frightens <05425> the nations <01471>. The ancient <05703> mountains <02042> disintegrate <06327>; the primeval <05769> hills <01389> are flattened <07817>. He travels <01979> on the ancient <05769> roads.
7I see <07200> the tents <0168> of Cushan <03572> overwhelmed by trouble <07264>; the tent curtains <03407> of the land <0776> of Midian <04080> are shaking.
8Is the Lord <03068> mad <02734> at the rivers <05104>? Are you <0518> angry <0639> with the rivers <05104>? Are you <0518> enraged <05678> at the sea <03220>? Is this why <03588> you climb <07392> into <05921> your horse-drawn <05483> <07392> chariots, your victorious <03444> chariots <04818>?
9Your bow <07198> is ready <05783> for action <06181>; you commission <07621> your arrows <04294>. Selah <05542>. You cause flash floods <05104> on the earth’s surface <0776>.
10When the mountains <02022> see <07200> you, they shake <02342>. The torrential <02230> downpour <04325> sweeps through <05674>. The great deep <08415> shouts <06963> <05414> out; it lifts <05375> its hands <03027> high <07315>.
11The sun <08121> and moon <03394> stand <05975> still in their courses <02073>; the flash <0216> of your arrows <02671> drives <01980> them away <01980>, the bright light <05051> of your lightning-quick <01300> spear <02595>.
12You furiously <02195> stomp <06805> on the earth <0776>, you angrily <0639> trample down <01758> the nations <01471>.
13You march out <03318> to deliver <03468> your people <05971>, to deliver <03468> your special servant <04899>. You strike <04272> the leader <07218> of the wicked <07563> nation <01004>, laying <06168> him open <06168> from the lower body <03247> to <05704> the neck <06677>. Selah <05542>.
14You pierce <05344> the heads <07218> of his warriors with a spear <04294>. They storm <05590> forward to scatter <06327> us; they shout with joy <05951> as if <03644> they were plundering <0398> the poor <06041> with no opposition <04565>.
15But you trample <01869> on the sea <03220> with your horses <05483>, on the surging <07227>, raging <02563> waters <04325>.
16I listened <08085> and my stomach <0990> churned <07264>; the sound <06963> made my lips <08193> quiver <06750>. My frame went <0935> limp, as if my bones <06106> were decaying <07538>, and I shook <07264> as <0834> I tried to walk. I long <05117> for the day <03117> of distress <06869> to come upon <05927> the people <05971> who attack <01464> us.
17When <03588> the fig tree <08384> does not <03808> bud <06524>, and there are no <0369> grapes <02981> on the vines <01612>; when the olive trees <02132> do not produce <03584>, and the fields <07709> yield <06213> no <03808> crops <0400>; when the sheep <06629> disappear <01504> from the pen <04356>, and there are no <0369> cattle <01241> in the stalls <07517>,
18I <0589> will rejoice <05937> because of the Lord <03068>; I will be happy <01523> because of the God <0430> who delivers <03468> me!
19The sovereign <0136> Lord <03069> is my source of strength <02428>. He gives <07760> me the agility <07272> of a deer <0355>; he enables me to negotiate <01869> the rugged terrain <01116>. (This prayer is for the song leader <05329>. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments <05058>.)