Habakkuk 3:2

Prayer Mercy and compassion New life and rebirth Fear

¹ A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.

O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.

³ God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.

⁴ And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!
KJV: O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
WEB: LORD, I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, LORD. Renew your work in the middle of the years. In the middle of the years make it known. In wrath, you remember mercy.
ASV: O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid: O Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years; In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.
DARBY: Jehovah, I heard the report of thee, [and] I feared. Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make [it] known: In wrath remember mercy!
BLB: O YHWH, I have heard the report of You; [and] I was afraid, O YHWH, of Your work. In the midst of the years may You revive it; in the midst of the years make [it] known; in wrath, may You remember to have compassion.

ÅB: Herre, jeg har hørt budskapet om deg, jeg er forferdet. Herre, din gjerning[^2] - kall den til live før mange år er lidd, ja, kunngjør den før mange år er lidd! I din vrede komme du i hu å forbarme deg!
OTB: Herre, jeg har hørt om Din ry, og jeg er i ærefrykt for Dine gjerninger, Herre.
Gjenoppliv dem i vår tid,
i våre dager gjør dem kjent;
i Din vrede husk barmhjertighet.
B1930: Herre, jeg har hørt budskapet om dig, jeg er forferdet. Herre, din gjerning - kall den til live før mange år er lidd, ja, kunngjør den før mange år er lidd! I din vrede komme du i hu å forbarme dig! / < HAB 1, 5; 2, 2 fg.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 85:6
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
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Psalms 90:13–17
Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants.
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Hosea 6:2–3
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
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Isaiah 51:9–11
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
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Lamentations 3:32
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
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Habakkuk 3:16
When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
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Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
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Isaiah 54:8
In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.
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