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A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to ^(F1)Shigionoth.

LORD, I have ^(C1)heard ^(F1)the report about You, and ^(F2)I was ^(C2)afraid. LORD, ^(C3)revive ^(C4)Your work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known. In anger remember ^(F3)(C5)mercy.

God comes from ^(C1)Teman, And the Holy One from Mount ^(C2)Paran. Selah His ^(C3)splendor covers the heavens, And the ^(C4)earth is full of His praise.

His ^(C1)radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays flashing from His hand, And the hiding of His ^(C2)might is there.

Before Him goes ^(C1)plague, And ^(C2)plague comes forth ^(F1)after Him.

He stood and caused the earth to shudder; He looked and ^(C1)caused the nations to jump. Yes, the everlasting mountains were shattered, The ancient hills ^(F1)collapsed. His paths are ^(C2)everlasting.

I saw the tents of Cushan under ^(C1)distress, The tent curtains of the land of ^(C2)Midian were trembling.

Did the LORD rage against the ^(C1)rivers, Or was Your anger against the rivers, Or was Your rage against the ^(C2)sea, That You ^(C3)rode on Your horses, On Your ^(C4)chariots of salvation?

You removed Your ^(C1)bow from its holder, The arrows of Your word were ^(F1)sworn. Selah You ^(C2)divided the earth with rivers.

The mountains saw You and quaked; The downpour of waters swept by. The deep ^(C1)raised its voice, It lifted high its hands.

^(C1)Sun and moon stood in their lofty places; They went away at the ^(C2)light of Your arrows, At the radiance of Your flashing spear.

In indignation You ^(C1)marched through the earth; In anger You ^(F1)(C2)trampled the nations.

You went forth for the ^(C1)salvation of Your people, For the salvation of Your ^(C2)anointed. You smashed the ^(C3)head of the house of evil To uncover him from ^(F1)foot to neck. Selah

You pierced with his ^(C1)own ^(F1)arrows The head of his ^(F2)leaders. They ^(C2)stormed in to scatter ^(F3)us; Their arrogance was like those Who ^(C3)devour the oppressed in secret.

You ^(C1)trampled on the sea with Your horses, On the ^(C2)foam of many waters.

I heard, and my ^(F1)inner parts ^(C1)trembled; At the sound, my lips quivered. Decay enters my ^(C2)bones, And in my place I tremble; Because I ^(F2)must ^(C3)wait quietly for the day of distress, ^(F3)For the ^(C4)people to arise who will attack us.

Even if the ^(C1)fig tree does not blossom, And there is no ^(F1)fruit on the vines, If the yield of the ^(C2)olive fails, And the fields produce no food, Even if the ^(C3)flock disappears from the fold, And there are ^(C4)no cattle in the stalls,

Yet I will ^(C1)triumph in the LORD, I will ^(C2)rejoice in the ^(C3)God of my salvation.

The Lord ^(F1)GOD is my ^(C1)strength, And ^(C2)He has made my feet like deer's feet, And has me walk on my ^(C3)high places. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.

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