The 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.
What does Habakkuk 3:19 mean?
When we see a day of trouble approach, it concerns us to prepare. A good hope through grace is founded in holy fear.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Habakkuk 3:17-19 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Habakkuk 3:19
To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. The Lord God is my strength - The prophet does not inwardly only exult and triumph in God, but he confesses also in words of praise, that in Him he hath all things, that He is All things in him. And as he had confessed the Father, under the Name whereby He revealed Himself to Moses, and the Son, "the Lord God of my salvation," so he confesses God the Holy Ghost, who, in us, is our strength.
Key words
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walking. (b) , Sept.; "et ponet", V. L.
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walking. (b) , Sept.; "et ponet", V. L.
Context in Habakkuk 3
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Habakkuk 3 belongs to the closing movement of the book, especially the section often described as woes and closing hymn. Habakkuk begins in protest, receives the vision of the righteous living by faith, and ends in a great prayer of trembling trust. Read this chapter with the wider themes of faith, justice, and waiting in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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