Habakkuk 3:2

I have heard, Lord, of your fame, I have seen, Lord, your work; through the years you have make yourself known, in wrath you remember mercy.

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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.

In Context

1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to the Shigionoth.

3God comes from Teman, and the Holy One from the mountain-land of Paran. Selah His glory covers the heavens, and his splendor fills the earth.

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Cross References

Psalms 25:6Remember your pity, O Lord, and your kindness, for they have been ever of old.

Psalms 44:1O God, we have heard with our ears, all our ancestors have told us of the work that you wrought in their day, your wonders in days of old,

Matthew Henry on Habakkuk 3:2-3

The Prophet's Prayer. ( b. c. 600.) 1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. 2 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. This chapter is entitled a prayer of Habakkuk. It is a meditation with himself, an intercession for the church. Prophets were praying men; this prophet was so ( He is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, Gen. xx. 7 ); and sometimes they prayed for even those… Read the whole commentary →

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