Habakkuk 3:3–15

³God is coming from Teman;

the Holy One comes from Mount Paran. ⁿ

Selah

His glory covers the skies,

and his praise fills the earth.

⁴He is like a bright light.

Rays of light shine from his hand,

and there he hides his power.

⁵Sickness goes before him,

and disease follows behind him.

⁶He stands and shakes the earth.

He looks, and the nations shake with fear.

The mountains, which stood for ages, break into pieces;

the old hills fall down.

God has always done this.

⁷I saw that the tents of Cushan were in trouble

and that the tents of Midian trembled.

⁸Lord, were you angry at the rivers,

or were you angry at the streams?

Were you angry with the sea

when you rode your horses and chariots of victory? ⁿ

⁹You uncovered your bow

and commanded many arrows to be brought to you.

Selah

You split the earth with rivers.

¹⁰The mountains saw you and shook with fear.

The rushing water flowed.

The sea made a loud noise,

and its waves rose high.

¹¹The sun and moon stood still in the sky;

they stopped when they saw the flash of your flying arrows

and the gleam of your shining spear.

¹²In anger you marched on the earth;

in anger you punished the nations.

¹³You came out to save your people,

to save your chosen one.

You crushed the leader of the wicked ones

and took everything he had, from head to toe.

Selah

¹⁴With the enemy’s own spear you stabbed the leader of his army.

His soldiers rushed out like a storm to scatter us.

They were happy

as they were robbing the poor people in secret.

¹⁵But you marched through the sea with your horses,

stirring the great waters.