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Habakkuk 3:1 KJV
Habakkuk · chapter 3 · verse 1
A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.Habakkuk 3:1 · King James Version
Habakkuk 3:1 in context
1A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon 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.
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- HabakkukChăbaqqûwqChabakkuk, the prophetH2265 →
- prophetnâbîyʼa prophet or inspired manH5030 →
- prayertᵉphillâhintercession, supplicationH8605 →
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This chapter is entitled a prayer of Habakkuk. It is a meditation with himself, an intercession for the church. Prophets were praying men; this prophet was so (He is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, Gen 20:7); and sometimes they prayed for even those whom they prophesied against.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-2