1 S higionoth tells of this prayer of Habakkuk, the man of God.

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet concerning erring ones:

2 O Lord, I have heard of what You have done, and I am filled with fear. O Lord, do again in our times the great things which You have done before. Remember to show loving-kindness, even when You are angry.

O Jehovah, I heard thy report, I have been afraid, O Jehovah, Thy work! in midst of years revive it, In the midst of years Thou makest known In anger Thou dost remember mercy.

3 G od comes from Teman. The Holy One comes from Mount Paran. His shining-greatness covers the heavens, and the earth is full of His praise.

God from Teman doth come, The Holy One from mount Paran. Pause! Covered the heavens hath His majesty, And His praise hath filled the earth.

4 H e is as bright as the sun. He has light shining from His hand, where His power is hidden.

And the brightness is as the light, He hath rays out of His hand, And there -- the hiding of His strength.

5 D isease goes before Him, and much trouble comes after Him.

Before Him goeth pestilence, And a burning flame goeth forth at His feet.

6 H e stood and looked over the earth. He looked and shook the nations. The lasting mountains were broken to pieces, and the old hills fell down. His ways last forever.

He hath stood, and He measureth earth, He hath seen, and He shaketh off nations, And scatter themselves do mountains of antiquity, Bowed have the hills of old, The ways of old His.

7 I saw the tents of Cushan in trouble. The tent curtains of the land of Midian were shaking.

Under sorrow I have seen tents of Cushan, Tremble do curtains of the land of Midian.

8 W ere You angry with the rivers, O Lord? Was Your anger against the rivers? Or were You angry with the sea? You rode on Your horses. You rode on Your war-wagons saving people.

Against rivers hath Jehovah been wroth? Against rivers Thine anger? Against the sea Thy wrath? For Thou dost ride on Thy horses -- Thy chariots of salvation?

9 Y ou took the covering off Your bow and put the arrows to the string. You divided the earth with rivers.

Utterly naked Thou dost make Thy bow, Sworn are the tribes -- saying, `Pause!' rivers Thou dost cleave the earth.

10 T he mountains saw You and shook. The flood of waters flowed by. The sea made its noise and its waves rose high.

Seen thee -- pained are mountains, An inundation of waters hath passed over, Given forth hath the deep its voice, High its hands it hath lifted up.

11 T he sun and moon stood still in the heavens at the light of Your arrows, at the shining of Your spear.

Sun -- moon -- hath stood -- a habitation, At the light thine arrows go on, At the brightness, the glittering of thy spear.

12 Y ou walked over the earth in Your anger. In anger You crushed the nations under foot.

In indignation Thou dost tread earth, In anger Thou dost thresh nations.

13 Y ou went to save Your people, to save Your chosen ones. You crushed the leader of the land of the sinful and laid him open from thighs to neck.

Thou hast gone forth for the salvation of Thy people, For salvation with Thine anointed, Thou hast smitten the head of the house of the wicked, Laying bare the foundation unto the neck. Pause!

14 W ith his own spear You cut through the head of his soldiers. They came like a storm to send us everywhere, finding joy as if they were destroying in secret those who had it very hard.

Thou hast pierced with his staves the head of his leaders, They are tempestuous to scatter me, Their exultation as to consume the poor in secret.

15 Y ou stepped on the sea with Your horses, on the waves of many waters.

Thou hast proceeded through the sea with Thy horses -- the clay of many waters.

16 I heard and my body shook. My lips shook at the sound. My bones began to waste away and my legs shook. Yet I will be quiet and wait for the day of trouble to come upon the people who fight against us.

I have heard, and my belly trembleth, At the noise have my lips quivered, Rottenness doth come into my bones, And in my place I do tremble, That I rest for a day of distress, At the coming up of the people, he overcometh it.

17 E ven if the fig tree does not grow figs and there is no fruit on the vines, even if the olives do not grow and the fields give no food, even if there are no sheep within the fence and no cattle in the cattle-building,

Though the fig-tree doth not flourish, And there is no produce among vines, Failed hath the work of the olive, And fields have not yielded food, Cut off from the fold hath been the flock, And there is no herd in the stalls.

18 y et I will have joy in the Lord. I will be glad in the God Who saves me.

Yet I, in Jehovah I exult, I do joy in the God of my salvation.

19 T he Lord God is my strength. He has made my feet like the feet of a deer, and He makes me walk on high places. This is for the song leader, on my different kinds of harps.

Jehovah the Lord my strength, And He doth make my feet like hinds, And on my high-places causeth me to tread. To the overseer with my stringed instruments!