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# Chapter 3
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1 This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk:
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2 I have heard all about you, Lord.
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I am filled with awe by your amazing works.
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In this time of our deep need,
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help us again as you did in years gone by.
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And in your anger,
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remember your mercy.
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3 I see God moving across the deserts from Edom,
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the Holy One coming from Mount Paran.
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His brilliant splendor fills the heavens,
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and the earth is filled with his praise.
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4 His coming is as brilliant as the sunrise.
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Rays of light flash from his hands,
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where his awesome power is hidden.
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5 Pestilence marches before him;
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plague follows close behind.
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6 When he stops, the earth shakes.
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When he looks, the nations tremble.
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He shatters the everlasting mountains
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and levels the eternal hills.
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He is the Eternal One!
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7 I see the people of Cushan in distress,
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and the nation of Midian trembling in terror.
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8 Was it in anger, Lord, that you struck the rivers
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and parted the sea?
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Were you displeased with them?
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No, you were sending your chariots of salvation!
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9 You brandished your bow
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and your quiver of arrows.
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You split open the earth with flowing rivers.
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10 The mountains watched and trembled.
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Onward swept the raging waters.
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The mighty deep cried out,
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lifting its hands in submission.
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11 The sun and moon stood still in the sky
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as your brilliant arrows flew
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and your glittering spear flashed.
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12 You marched across the land in anger
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and trampled the nations in your fury.
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13 You went out to rescue your chosen people,
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to save your anointed ones.
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You crushed the heads of the wicked
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and stripped their bones from head to toe.
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14 With his own weapons,
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you destroyed the chief of those
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who rushed out like a whirlwind,
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thinking Israel would be easy prey.
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15 You trampled the sea with your horses,
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and the mighty waters piled high.
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16 I trembled inside when I heard this;
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my lips quivered with fear.
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My legs gave way beneath me,
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and I shook in terror.
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I will wait quietly for the coming day
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when disaster will strike the people who invade us.
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17 Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,
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and there are no grapes on the vines;
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even though the olive crop fails,
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and the fields lie empty and barren;
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even though the flocks die in the fields,
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and the cattle barns are empty,
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18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord!
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I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
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19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength!
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He makes me as surefooted as a deer,
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able to tread upon the heights.
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(For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.) |