| International Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1A prayer by the prophet Habakkuk, set to music. | 1This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk : |
| 2LORD, as I listen to what has been said about you, I am afraid. LORD, revive your work throughout all of our lives— reveal yourself throughout all of our lives— when you are angry, remember compassion. | 2I have heard all about you, LORD. I am filled with awe by your amazing works. In this time of our deep need, help us again as you did in years gone by. And in your anger, remember your mercy. |
| 3God comes from Teman — the Holy One from Mount Paran. Interlude His glory spreads throughout the heavens, and praises about him fill the earth. | 3I see God moving across the deserts from Edom, the Holy One coming from Mount Paran. His brilliant splendor fills the heavens, and the earth is filled with his praise. |
| 4His radiance is like sunlight; beams of light shine from his hand, where his strength lays hidden. | 4His coming is as brilliant as the sunrise. Rays of light flash from his hands, where his awesome power is hidden. |
| 5Before him pestilence walks, and disease follows behind him. | 5Pestilence marches before him; plague follows close behind. |
| 6He stood up and shook the land; with his stare he startled the nations. The age-old mountains were shattered, and the ancient hilltops bowed down. His ways are eternal. | 6When he stops, the earth shakes. When he looks, the nations tremble. He shatters the everlasting mountains and levels the eternal hills. He is the Eternal One! |
| 7I saw the tents of Cushan in distress, and the tent curtains of the land of Midian in anguish. | 7I see the people of Cushan in distress, and the nation of Midian trembling in terror. |
| 8Was the LORD displeased with the rivers? Was your anger directed against the watercourses or your wrath against the sea? Indeed, you rode upon your horses, upon your chariots of deliverance. | 8Was it in anger, LORD, that you struck the rivers and parted the sea? Were you displeased with them? No, you were sending your chariots of salvation! |
| 9Your bow was exposed, and your arrows targeted by command. Interlude You split the earth with rivers. | 9You brandished your bow and your quiver of arrows. You split open the earth with flowing rivers. |
| 10When the mountains looked upon you, they trembled; the overflowing water passed by, the ocean shouted, and its waves surged upward. | 10The mountains watched and trembled. Onward swept the raging waters. The mighty deep cried out, lifting its hands in submission. |
| 11The sun and moon stand still in their orbits; at the glint of your arrows they speed along, even at the gleam of your flashing spear. | 11The sun and moon stood still in the sky as your brilliant arrows flew and your glittering spear flashed. |
| 12You march through the land in righteous indignation; you tread down the nations in anger. | 12You marched across the land in anger and trampled the nations in your fury. |
| 13You marched out to deliver your people, to deliver with your anointed. You struck the head of the house of the wicked; you stripped him naked from head to foot. Interlude | 13You went out to rescue your chosen people, to save your anointed ones. You crushed the heads of the wicked and stripped their bones from head to toe. |
| 14With his own lances you pierced the heads of his warriors, who came out like a windstorm to scatter us — their joy is to devour the afflicted who are in hiding. | 14With his own weapons, you destroyed the chief of those who rushed out like a whirlwind, thinking Israel would be easy prey. |
| 15You rode on the sea with your horses, even riding the crested waves of mighty waters. | 15You trampled the sea with your horses, and the mighty waters piled high. |
| 16I heard and I trembled within. My lips quivered at the noise. My legs gave way beneath me, and I trembled. Nevertheless, I await the day of distress that will dawn on our invaders. | 16I trembled inside when I heard this; my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me, and I shook in terror. I will wait quietly for the coming day when disaster will strike the people who invade us. |
| 17Even though the fig tree does not blossom, and there are no grapes on the vines; even if the olive harvest fails, and the fields produce nothing edible; even if the flock is snatched from the sheepfold, and there is no herd in the stalls— | 17Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, |
| 18as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD. I will find my joy in the God who delivers me. | 18yet I will rejoice in the LORD! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! |
| 19The LORD God is my strength— he will make my feet like those of a deer, equipping me to tread on my mountain heights. | 19The Sovereign LORD is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights. (For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.) |
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