1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, set to Shigionoth.
2 O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid:
3 God came from Teman,
4 And
5 Before him went the pestilence,
6 He stood, and measured the earth;
7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction;
8 Was Jehovah displeased with the rivers?
9 Thy bow was made quite bare;
10 The mountains saw thee, and were afraid;
11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation,
12 Thou didst march though the land in indignation;
13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people,
14 Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors:
15 Thou didst tread the sea with thy horses,
16 I heard, and my body trembled,
17 For though the fig-tree shall not flourish,
18 Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah,
19 Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength;