Habakkuk 3:4–12

⁴His brilliance is like light;

rays are flashing from his hand.

This is where his power is hidden.

⁵Plague goes before him,

and pestilence follows in his steps.

⁶He stands and shakes^B the earth;ⁱ

he looks and startles the nations.

The age-old mountains break apart;

the ancient hills sink down.^j

His pathways are ancient.^k

⁷I see the tents of Cushan^C in distress;

the tent curtains of the land of Midian tremble.

⁸Are you angry at the rivers, Lord?

Is your wrath against the rivers?

Or is your fury against the sea

when you ride on your horses,

your victorious chariot?^l

⁹You took the sheath from your bow;

the arrows are ready^D to be used with an oath.^Em

Selah

You split the earth with rivers.

¹⁰The mountains see you and shudder;ⁿ

a downpour of water sweeps by.

The deep roars with its voice^o

and lifts its waves^F high.

¹¹Sun and moon stand still in their lofty residence,^p

at the flash of your flying arrows,

at the brightness of your shining spear.

¹²You march across the earth with indignation;

you trample down the nations in wrath.^q