| The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000. | | Habakkuk | | 3 |
Habakkuk's Prayer |
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A prayer of Habak'kuk the prophet upon Shigi-o'noth.
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O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid:
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O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, |
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in the midst of the years make known; |
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in wrath remember mercy. |
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God came from Teman,
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and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. |
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His glory covered the heavens, |
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and the earth was full of his praise. |
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And his brightness was as the light;
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he had horns coming out of his hand: |
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and there was the hiding of his power. |
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Before him went the pestilence,
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and burning coals went forth at his feet. |
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He stood, and measured the earth:
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he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; |
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and the everlasting mountains were scattered, |
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the perpetual hills did bow: |
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his ways are everlasting. |
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I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction:
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and the curtains of the land of Mid'i-an did tremble. |
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Was the LORD displeased against the rivers?
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Was thine anger against the rivers? |
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Was thy wrath against the sea, |
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that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? |
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Thy bow was made quite naked,
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according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. |
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Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. |
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The mountains saw thee, and they trembled:
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the overflowing of the water passed by: |
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the deep uttered his voice, |
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and lifted up his hands on high. |
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The sun and moon stood still in their habitation:
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at the light of thine arrows they went, |
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and at the shining of thy glittering spear. |
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Thou didst march through the land in indignation,
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thou didst thresh the heathen in anger. |
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Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people,
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even for salvation with thine anointed; |
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thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, |
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by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah. |
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Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages:
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they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: |
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their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. |
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Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses,
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through the heap of great waters. |
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When I heard, my belly trembled;
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my lips quivered at the voice: |
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rottenness entered into my bones, |
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and I trembled in myself, |
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that I might rest in the day of trouble: |
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when he cometh up unto the people, |
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he will invade them with his troops. |
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Although the fig tree shall not blossom,
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neither shall fruit be in the vines; |
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the labor of the olive shall fail, |
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and the fields shall yield no meat; |
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the flock shall be cut off from the fold, |
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and there shall be no herd in the stalls: |
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yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
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I will joy in the God of my salvation. |
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The LORD God is my strength,
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and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, 2 Sam. 22.34 · Ps. 18.33 |
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and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. |
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| | | To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. |
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