3 A
prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. 2 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. 3 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. 4 And
his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand:
and there was the hiding of his power. 5 Before
him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. 6 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. 7 I
saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of
Midian did tremble. 8 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? 9 Thy
bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy
word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. 10 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.
11
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. 12 Thou
didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen
in anger. 13 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. 14 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. 15 Thou
didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great
waters. 16 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. 17 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: 18 Yet
I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 19 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.