| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth. | 1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth. |
| 2O 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. | 2LORD, I have heard the report about You and I fear. O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years, In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy. |
| 3God came from Teman, The Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of His praise. | 3God comes from Teman, And the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His splendor covers the heavens, And the earth is full of His praise. |
| 4His brightness was like the light; He had rays flashing from His hand, And there His power was hidden. | 4His radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays flashing from His hand, And there is the hiding of His power. |
| 5Before Him went pestilence, And fever followed at His feet. | 5Before Him goes pestilence, And plague comes after Him. |
| 6He 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. | 6He stood and surveyed the earth; He looked and startled the nations. Yes, the perpetual mountains were shattered, The ancient hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. |
| 7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian trembled. | 7I saw the tents of Cushan under distress, The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling. |
| 8O 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? | 8Did the LORD rage against the rivers, Or was Your anger against the rivers, Or was Your wrath against the sea, That You rode on Your horses, On Your chariots of salvation? |
| 9Your bow was made quite ready; Oaths were sworn over Your arrows. Selah You divided the earth with rivers. | 9Your bow was made bare, The rods of chastisement were sworn. Selah. You cleaved the earth with rivers. |
| 10The mountains saw You and trembled; The overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice, And lifted its hands on high. | 10The mountains saw You and quaked; The downpour of waters swept by. The deep uttered forth its voice, It lifted high its hands. |
| 11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation; At the light of Your arrows they went, At the shining of Your glittering spear. | 11Sun and moon stood in their places; They went away at the light of Your arrows, At the radiance of Your gleaming spear. |
| 12You marched through the land in indignation; You trampled the nations in anger. | 12In indignation You marched through the earth; In anger You trampled the nations. |
| 13You 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 | 13You went forth for the salvation of Your people, For the salvation of Your anointed. You struck the head of the house of the evil To lay him open from thigh to neck. Selah. |
| 14You 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. | 14You pierced with his own spears The head of his throngs. They stormed in to scatter us; Their exultation was like those Who devour the oppressed in secret. |
| 15You walked through the sea with Your horses, Through the heap of great waters. | 15You trampled on the sea with Your horses, On the surge of many waters. |
| 16When 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. | 16I heard and my inward parts trembled, At the sound my lips quivered. Decay enters my bones, And in my place I tremble. Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise who will invade us. |
| 17Though 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— | 17Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the stalls, |
| 18Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. | 18Yet I will exult in the LORD, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. |
| 19The 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. | 19The Lord GOD is my strength, And He has made my feet like hinds' feet, And makes me walk on my high places. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments. |
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