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Habakkuk 3

2 A prayer for the faithful
1.A a bprayer of Habakkúk the Prophet for the ignorances.
2.O Lord, I have heard thy voice, and was afraid: ô Lord, revive thy cwork in the middes of the people, in the middes of the years make it knowen: in wrath remember mercy.
3.God commeth from dTemán, and the holie one from mount Parán, Sélah. His glorie covereth the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise,
4.And his brightness was as the light: ehe had horns coming out of his hands, and there was the hiding of his power.
5.Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth before his feet.
6.He stood and measured the earth: he beheld and dissolved the nations and the everlasting mountains were broken, and the ancient hills did bow: his fways are everlasting.
7.gFor his iniquity I saw the tents of Cushán, and the curtains of the land of Midián did tremble.
8.Was the Lord angry against the hrivers? or was thine anger against the floods? or was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didest ride lupon thine horses? thy charettes brought salvation.
9.Thy kbow was manifestly revealed, and the loaths of the tribes were a sure word, Sélah. Thou mdidest cleave the earth with rivers.
10.The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the stream of the water npassed by: the deep made a noise, and lift up his hand on high.
11.The osun and moon stood still in their habitation: pat the light of thine arrows they went, and at the bright shining of thy spears.
12.Thou trodest down the land in anger, and didest thresh the heathen in displeasure.
13.Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine qAnointed: thou hast wounded the head of the house of the wicked, and discoveredst the foundations unto the rneck, Sélah.
14.Thou didest sstrike through with his own staves the heads of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
15.Thou didest walk in the sea with thine horses upon the heap of great waters.
16.When I theard, my belly trembled: my lips shook at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in my self, that I might rest in uthe day of trouble: for when he cometh up xunto the people, he shall destroy them.
17.For the figtree shall not flourish, neither shall fruit be in the vines: the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat: the sheep shalbe cut off from the fold, and there shalbe no bullock in the stalls.
18.But I will rejoice in the Lord: I will joy yin the God of my salvation.
19.The Lord God is my strength: he will make my feet like hinde’s feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. ZTo the chief singer on Neginothái.

Notes

1-a.
The Prophet instructs his people to pray unto God not only for their great sins, but also for such as they had committed of ignorance.
2-b.
Thus the people were afraid when they heard God’s threatenings, and prayed.
2-c.
That is, the state of your Church which is now ready to perish before it come to half a perfect age which should be under Christ.
3-d.
Temán and Parán were near Sinai where the Law was given: whereby is signified that his deliverance was as present now as it was then.
4-e.
Whereby is meant a power, that was joined with his brightness, which was hid to the rest of the world, but was revealed in Mount Sinai to his people, Ps. 31.19.
6-f.
Signifying that God has wonderful means, and ever had a marvelous power when he would deliver his Church.
7-g.
The iniquity of this King of Syria in vexing your people was made manifest by your judgement, to the comfort of your Church, Jud. 3.10, and also of the Midianites, which destroyed themselves, Jud. 7.23.
8-h.
Meaning, that God was not angry with the waters, but that by this means he would destroy his enemies and deliver his Church.
8-i.
And so did use all the elements as instruments for the destruction of your enemies.
9-k.
That is, your power.
9-l.
For he had not only made a covenant with Abraham, but renewed it with his posterity.
9-m.
Read Num. 20.11.
10-n.
He alludes to the Red Sea and Jordan, which gave passage to God’s people, & showed signs of their obedience, as it were by lifting up their hands.
11-o.
As appears Jos. 10.12.
11-p.
According to your commandment the sun was directed by the weapons of your people, that fought in your cause, as thought it durst not go forward.
13-q.
Signifying that there is no salvation, but by Christ.
13-r.
From the top to the toe you have destroyed the enemies.
14-s.
God destroyed his enemies both great and small with their own weapons, though they were never so fierce against his Church.
16-t.
He returns to that which he spoke in the 2 verse and shows how he was afraid of God’s judgements.
16-u.
He shows that the faithful can never have true rest, except they fell before the weight of God’s judgements.
16-x.
That is, the enemy: but the godly shall be quiet, knowing that all things shall turn to good unto them.
18-y.
He declares wherein stands the comfort and joy of the faithful, though they see never so great afflictions prepared.
19-z.
The chief singer upon the instruments of music shall have occasion to praise God for this great deliverance of his Church.