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A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.
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A prayer of the prophet Habakkuk, with orchestra:
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A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth.
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A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth.
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This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk:
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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.
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GOD, I've heard what our ancestors say about you, and I'm stopped in my tracks, down on my knees. Do among us what you did among them. Work among us as you worked among them. And as you bring judgment, as you surely must, remember mercy. [JC]
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LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O LORD. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.
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O LORD, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.
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I have heard all about you, LORD, and I am filled with awe by the amazing things you have done. 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. And in your anger, remember your mercy.
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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.
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God's on his way again, retracing the old salvation route, Coming up from the south through Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Skies are blazing with his splendor, his praises sounding through the earth,
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God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens and his praise filled the earth.
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God came from Teman, The Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of His praise.
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I see God, the Holy One, moving across the deserts from Edom and Mount Paran. His brilliant splendor fills the heavens, and the earth is filled with his praise! What a wonderful God he is!
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And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
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His cloud-brightness like dawn, exploding, spreading, forked-lightning shooting from his hand--what power hidden in that fist!
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His splendor was like the sunrise; rays flashed from his hand, where his power was hidden.
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His brightness was like the light; He had rays flashing from His hand, And there His power was hidden.
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Rays of brilliant light flash from his hands. He rejoices in his awesome power.
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Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.
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Plague marches before him, pestilence at his heels!
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Plague went before him; pestilence followed his steps.
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Before Him went pestilence, And fever followed at His feet.
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Pestilence marches before him; plague follows close behind.
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He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
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He stops. He shakes Earth. He looks around. Nations tremble. The age-old mountains fall to pieces; ancient hills collapse like a spent balloon. The paths God takes are older than the oldest mountains and hills.
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He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills collapsed. His ways are eternal.
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He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations. And the everlasting mountains were scattered, The perpetual hills bowed. His ways are everlasting.
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When he stops, the earth shakes. When he looks, the nations tremble. He shatters the everlasting mountains and levels the eternal hills. But his power is not diminished in the least!
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I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
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I saw everyone worried, in a panic: Old wilderness adversaries, Cushan and Midian, were terrified, hoping he wouldn't notice them. [JC]
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I saw the tents of Cushan in distress, the dwellings of Midian in anguish.
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I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian trembled.
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I see the peoples of Cushan and Midian trembling in terror.
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Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
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GOD, is it River you're mad at? Angry at old River? Were you raging at Sea when you rode horse and chariot through to salvation?
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Were you angry with the rivers, O LORD? Was your wrath against the streams? Did you rage against the sea when you rode with your horses and your victorious chariots?
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O LORD, were You displeased with the rivers, Was Your anger against the rivers, Was Your wrath against the sea, That You rode on Your horses, Your chariots of salvation?
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Was 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!
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Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
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You unfurled your bow and let loose a volley of arrows. You split Earth with rivers.
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You uncovered your bow, you called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers;
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Your bow was made quite ready; Oaths were sworn over Your arrows. Selah You divided the earth with rivers.
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You were commanding your weapons of power! You split open the earth with flowing rivers!
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The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
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Mountains saw what was coming. They twisted in pain. Flood Waters poured in. Ocean roared and reared huge waves.
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the mountains saw you and writhed. Torrents of water swept by; the deep roared and lifted its waves on high.
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The mountains saw You and trembled; The overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice, And lifted its hands on high.
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The mountains watched and trembled. Onward swept the raging waters. The mighty deep cried out, lifting its hands to the LORD.
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The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
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Sun and Moon stopped in their tracks. Your flashing arrows stopped them, your lightning-strike spears impaled them.
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Sun and moon stood still in the heavens at the glint of your flying arrows, at the lightning of your flashing spear.
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The sun and moon stood still in their habitation; At the light of Your arrows they went, At the shining of Your glittering spear.
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The lofty sun and moon began to fade, obscured by brilliance from your arrows and the flashing of your glittering spear.
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Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.
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Angry, you stomped through Earth. Furious, you crushed the godless nations.
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In wrath you strode through the earth and in anger you threshed the nations.
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You marched through the land in indignation; You trampled the nations in anger.
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You marched across the land in awesome anger and trampled the nations in your fury.
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Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
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You were out to save your people, to save your specially chosen people. You beat the stuffing out of King Wicked, Stripped him naked from head to toe,
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You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot. Selah
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You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For salvation with Your Anointed. You struck the head from the house of the wicked, By laying bare from foundation to neck. Selah
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You went out to rescue your chosen people, to save your anointed ones. You crushed the heads of the wicked and laid bare their bones from head to toe.
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Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
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Set his severed head on his own spear and blew away his army. Scattered they were to the four winds--and ended up food for the sharks!
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With his own spear you pierced his head when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though about to devour the wretched who were in hiding.
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You thrust through with his own arrows The head of his villages. They came out like a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was like feasting on the poor in secret.
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With their own weapons, you destroyed those who rushed out like a whirlwind, thinking Israel would be easy prey.
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Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.
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You galloped through the Sea on your horses, racing on the crest of the waves.
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You trampled the sea with your horses, churning the great waters.
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You walked through the sea with Your horses, Through the heap of great waters.
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You trampled the sea with your horses, and the mighty waters piled high.
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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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When I heard it, my stomach did flips. I stammered and stuttered. My bones turned to water. I staggered and stumbled. I sit back and wait for Doomsday to descend on our attackers. [JC]
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I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs trembled. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us.
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When I heard, my body trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered my bones; And I trembled in myself, That I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, He will invade them with his troops.
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I trembled inside when I heard all 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.
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Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
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Though the cherry trees don't blossom and the strawberries don't ripen, Though the apples are worm-eaten and the wheat fields stunted, Though the sheep pens are sheepless and the cattle barns empty,
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Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,
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Though the fig tree may not blossom, Nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labor of the olive may fail, And the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, And there be no herd in the stalls--
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Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vine; 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,
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Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
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I'm singing joyful praise to GOD. I'm turning cartwheels of joy to my Savior God.
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yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
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Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
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yet I will rejoice in the LORD! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation.
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The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
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Counting on GOD's Rule to prevail, I take heart and gain strength. I run like a deer. I feel like I'm king of the mountain! (For congregational use, with a full orchestra.)
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The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.
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The LORD God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer's feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments.
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The Sovereign LORD is my strength! He will make me as surefooted as a deer and bring me safely over the mountains. (For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)
