Habakkuk 3:2-6;16-19
V2 O Lord, now i have heard your report, and i worship you in awe for the fearful things you are going to do. In this time of our deep need, begin again to help us, as You did in years gone by. Show us Your power to save us. In Your wrath, remember mercy. V3 I see God moving across the deserts from mount Sinai. His brilliant splendor fills the earth and sky; His glory fills the heavens, and the earth is full of His praise! What a wonderful God He is! V4 From His hands flash rays of brilliant light. He rejoices in His awesome power. V5 Pestilence marches before Him; plague follows close behind.
V6 He stops; He stands still for a moment, gazing at the earth. Then He shakes the nations, scattering the everlasting mountains and leveling the hills. His power is just the same as always!
V16 I tremble when i hear all this; my lips quiver with fear. My legs give way beneath me and i shake in terror. I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon the people who invade us. V17 Even though the fig trees are all destroyed, and there is neither blossom left nor fruit, and though the olive crops all fail, and the fields lie barren; even if the flocks die in the fields and the cattle barns are empty, V18 yet i will rejoice in the Lord; I will be happy in the God of my salvation. V19 The Lord God is my strength, and He will give me the speed of a deer and bring me safely over the mountains.
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