哈巴谷的禱告
1以下是哈巴谷先知的禱告，採用流離調3·1 流離調是希伯來詩歌的一種曲調。。
2耶和華啊，我聽過你的威名；
耶和華啊，我對你的作為充滿敬畏。
求你如今再次彰顯你的作為，
求你發怒的時候仍以憐憫為念。
3上帝從提幔來，
聖者從巴蘭山來。（細拉）
祂的榮耀遮蔽諸天，
頌讚祂的聲音響徹大地。
4祂的榮光猶如太陽的光輝，
祂的手射出光芒，
其中蘊藏著大能。
5瘟疫行在祂前面，
災病跟在祂腳後。
6祂停下，大地就震動；
祂觀看，萬民就戰慄。
古老的山嶽崩裂，
遠古的丘陵塌陷，
但祂的作為永遠不變。
7我看見古珊的帳篷遭難，
米甸人的幔子顫抖。
8耶和華啊，你是向江河發怒嗎？
你乘著得勝的戰車而來，
是向江河生氣嗎？
是向海洋發怒嗎？
9你拿出弓，要射出許多箭羽。（細拉）
你以江河分開大地。
10群山看見你就戰慄，
大雨傾盆，
深淵翻騰，波浪滔天。
11你射出的箭閃閃發光，
你的槍熠熠生輝，
以致日月都停在天上。
12你懷著烈怒走遍大地，
踐踏萬國。
13你出來是為了拯救你的子民，
拯救你膏立的王。
你打垮邪惡之人的首領，
從頭到腳徹底毀滅他們。（細拉）
14他們的軍隊如旋風而至，
要驅散我們，
他們以暗中吞噬貧民為樂，
但你用他們的矛刺透他們的頭顱。
15你騎馬踐踏洶湧的大海。
16我聽到這些，
就膽戰心驚，嘴唇哆嗦，
四肢無力，雙腿發抖。
但我仍要靜候災難臨到入侵者的日子。
17即使無花果樹不發芽，
葡萄樹不結果，
橄欖樹無收成，
田地不產糧，
圈裡沒有羊，
棚裡沒有牛，
18我仍要因耶和華而歡欣，
因拯救我的上帝而喜樂。
19主耶和華是我的力量，
祂使我的腳如母鹿的蹄，
穩行在高處。
這首歌交給樂長，用弦樂器伴奏。
1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.3.1 upon…: or, according to variable songs, or, tunes, called in Hebrew, Shigionoth 2O 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.3.2 speech: Heb. report, or, hearing3.2 revive: or, preserve alive
3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.3.3 Teman: or, the south 4And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.3.4 horns…: or, bright beams out of his side 5Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.3.5 coals: or, diseases 6He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. 7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.3.7 Cushan: or, Ethiopia3.7 in…: or, under affliction, or, vanity 8Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?3.8 of…: or, were salvation? 9Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.3.9 earth…: or, rivers of the earth 10The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. 11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.3.11 at the light…: or, thine arrows walked in the light 12Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger. 13Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.3.13 by…: Heb. making naked 14Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.3.14 came…: Heb. were tempestuous 15Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.3.15 heap: or, mud
16When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.3.16 invade…: or, cut them in pieces
17¶ Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:3.17 fail: Heb. lie 18Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 19The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.3.19 chief…: or, overseer3.19 stringed…: Heb. Neginoth
