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1. The Shiggayon prayer of Habakkuk the prophet.
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1. A prayer H8605 of Habakkuk H2265 the prophet H5030 upon H5921 Shigionoth H7692 .
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2. Lord, I have heard the news about you. I am amazed, Lord, at the powerful things you did in the past. Now I pray that you will do great things in our time. Please make these things happen in our own days. But in your anger, remember to show mercy to us. Selah
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2. O LORD H3068 , I have heard H8085 thy speech H8088 , and was afraid H3372 : O LORD H3068 , revive H2421 thy work H6467 in the midst H7130 of the years H8141 , in the midst H7130 of the years H8141 make known H3045 ; in wrath H7267 remember H2142 mercy H7355 .
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3. God is coming from Teman. The Holy One is coming from Mount Paran. Selah The Glory of the Lord covers the heavens, and his praise fills the earth!
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3. God H433 came H935 from Teman H4480 H8487 , and the Holy One H6918 from mount H4480 H2022 Paran H6290 . Selah H5542 . His glory H1935 covered H3680 the heavens H8064 , and the earth H776 was full H4390 of his praise H8416 .
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4. Rays of light shine from his hand, a bright, shining light. There is such power hiding in that hand.
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4. And his brightness H5051 was H1961 as the light H216 ; he had horns H7161 coming out of his hand H4480 H3027 : and there H8033 was the hiding H2253 of his power H5797 .
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5. The sickness went before him, and the destroyer followed behind him.
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5. Before H6440 him went H1980 the pestilence H1698 , and burning coals H7565 went forth H3318 at his feet H7272 .
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6. The Lord stood and judged the earth. He looked at the people of all the nations, and they shook with fear. For many years the mountains stood strong, but those mountains fell to pieces. Those old, old hills fell down. God has always been able to do that.
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6. He stood H5975 , and measured H4128 the earth H776 : he beheld H7200 , and drove asunder H5425 the nations H1471 ; and the everlasting H5703 mountains H2042 were scattered H6327 , the perpetual H5769 hills H1389 did bow H7817 : his ways H1979 are everlasting H5769 .
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7. I saw that the cities of Cushan were in trouble and that the houses of Midian trembled with fear.
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7. I saw H7200 the tents H168 of Cushan H3572 in H8478 affliction H205 : and the curtains H3407 of the land H776 of Midian H4080 did tremble H7264 .
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8. Lord, were you angry at the rivers? Were you angry at the streams? Were you angry at the sea? Were you angry when you rode your horses and chariots to victory?
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8. Was the LORD H3068 displeased H2734 against the rivers H5104 ? was thine anger H639 against the rivers H5104 ? was thy wrath H5678 against the sea H3220 , that H3588 thou didst ride H7392 upon H5921 thine horses H5483 and thy chariots H4818 of salvation H3444 ?
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9. Even then you showed your rainbow. It was proof of your agreement with the families of the earth. Selah And the dry land split the rivers.
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9. Thy bow H7198 was made quite naked H5783 H6181 , according to the oaths H7621 of the tribes H4294 , even thy word H562 . Selah H5542 . Thou didst cleave H1234 the earth H776 with rivers H5104 .
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10. The mountains saw you and shook. The water flowed off the land. The water from the sea made a loud noise as it lost its power over the land.
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10. The mountains H2022 saw H7200 thee, and they trembled H2342 : the overflowing H2230 of the water H4325 passed by H5674 : the deep H8415 uttered H5414 his voice H6963 , and lifted up H5375 his hands H3027 on high H7315 .
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11. The sun and the moon lost their brightness. They stopped shining when they saw your bright flashes of lightning. That lightning was like spears and arrows shooting through the air.
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11. The sun H8121 and moon H3394 stood still H5975 in their habitation H2073 : at the light H216 of thine arrows H2671 they went H1980 , and at the shining H5051 of thy glittering H1300 spear H2595 .
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12. In anger you walked on the earth and punished the nations.
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12. Thou didst march through H6805 the land H776 in indignation H2195 , thou didst thresh H1758 the heathen H1471 in anger H639 .
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13. You came to save your people and to lead your chosen king to victory. You killed the leader in every evil family, from the least important person to the most important in the land. Selah
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13. Thou wentest forth H3318 for the salvation H3468 of thy people H5971 , even for salvation H3468 with H854 thine anointed H4899 ; thou woundedst H4272 the head H7218 out of the house H4480 H1004 of the wicked H7563 , by discovering H6168 the foundation H3247 unto H5704 the neck H6677 . Selah H5542 .
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14. You used Moses' walking stick to stop the enemy soldiers. Those soldiers came like a powerful storm to fight against us. They thought they could defeat us easily, as robbing the poor in secret.
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14. Thou didst strike through H5344 with his staves H4294 the head H7218 of his villages H6518 : they came out as a whirlwind H5590 to scatter H6327 me : their rejoicing H5951 was as H3644 to devour H398 the poor H6041 secretly H4565 .
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15. But you marched your horses through the deep water, stirring up the mud.
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15. Thou didst walk H1869 through the sea H3220 with thine horses H5483 , through the heap H2563 of great H7227 waters H4325 .
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16. My whole body shook when I heard the story. My lips trembled. I felt weak deep down in my bones and stood there shaking. But I will wait patiently for destruction to come to those who attack us.
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16. When I heard H8085 , my belly H990 trembled H7264 ; my lips H8193 quivered H6750 at the voice H6963 : rottenness H7538 entered H935 into my bones H6106 , and I trembled H7264 in H8478 myself, that H834 I might rest H5117 in the day H3117 of trouble H6869 : when he cometh up H5927 unto the people H5971 , he will invade H1464 them with his troops.
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17. Figs might not grow on the fig trees, and grapes might not grow on the vines. Olives might not grow on the olive trees, and food might not grow in the fields. There might not be any sheep in the pens or cattle in the barns.
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17. Although H3588 the fig tree H8384 shall not H3808 blossom H6524 , neither H369 shall fruit H2981 be in the vines H1612 ; the labor H4639 of the olive H2132 shall fail H3584 , and the fields H7709 shall yield H6213 no H3808 meat H400 ; the flock H6629 shall be cut off H1504 from the fold H4480 H4356 , and there shall be no H369 herd H1241 in the stalls H7517 :
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18. But I will still be glad in the Lord and rejoice in God my savior.
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18. Yet I H589 will rejoice H5937 in the LORD H3068 , I will joy H1523 in the God H430 of my salvation H3468 .
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19. The Lord God gives me my strength. He helps me run fast like a deer. He leads me safely on the mountains. To the music director. On my stringed instruments.
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19. The LORD H3068 God H136 is my strength H2428 , and he will make H7760 my feet H7272 like hinds H355 ' feet , and he will make me to walk H1869 upon H5921 mine high places H1116 . To the chief singer H5329 on my stringed instruments H5058 .
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