| New Living Translation | Berean Study Bible |
| 1This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk : | 1This is a prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth: |
| 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. | 2O 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! |
| 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. | 3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth. |
| 4His coming is as brilliant as the sunrise. Rays of light flash from his hands, where his awesome power is hidden. | 4His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden. |
| 5Pestilence marches before him; plague follows close behind. | 5Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps. |
| 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! | 6He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. |
| 7I see the people of Cushan in distress, and the nation of Midian trembling in terror. | 7I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling. |
| 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! | 8Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation? |
| 9You brandished your bow and your quiver of arrows. You split open the earth with flowing rivers. | 9You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers. |
| 10The mountains watched and trembled. Onward swept the raging waters. The mighty deep cried out, lifting its hands in submission. | 10The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high. |
| 11The sun and moon stood still in the sky as your brilliant arrows flew and your glittering spear flashed. | 11Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear. |
| 12You marched across the land in anger and trampled the nations in your fury. | 12You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath. |
| 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. | 13You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah |
| 14With his own weapons, you destroyed the chief of those who rushed out like a whirlwind, thinking Israel would be easy prey. | 14With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak. |
| 15You trampled the sea with your horses, and the mighty waters piled high. | 15You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters. |
| 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. | 16I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us. |
| 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, | 17Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, |
| 18yet I will rejoice in the LORD! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! | 18yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation! |
| 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.) | 19GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. |
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