Habakkuk 3:19

Translations

Modern

GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.

Traditional

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.

Literal

YHWH the Lord is my strength, and He will make my feet like a deer’s, and on my high places He makes me tread. To the one directing: With stringed instruments.

Latin

Deus Dominus fortitudo mea, et ponet pedes meos quasi cervorum: et super excelsa mea deducet me victor in psalmis canentem.

Original

Hebrew

English

GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.

Notes

Habakkuk 3:19

Habakkuk gained his strength from God, his Savior (Habakkuk 3:18). He compared his spiritual journey to a deer quickly climbing mountaintops and moving gracefully over them (see Psalm 18:32–33).

Habakkuk 3:17–19

After recounting God’s powerful acts of redemption (Habakkuk 3:2–15) and pausing to reflect on them (3:16), Habakkuk reaffirms his trust in God as he ends his prayer.
Though … yet I will exult: Even if God never gives material blessings to his people again, he is still worthy of all their trust and praise. No matter what happens, the prophet could rejoice, knowing that the Lord is not only Israel’s Redeemer but also the source of his own salvation.

Habakkuk 3:1–19

Habakkuk’s prophecy concludes with a prayer that has the style and language of a psalm (a song of prayer).

Theme notes and profiles

Human Confusion and God’s Purpose What Is Good

Events

Prophecies of Habakkukc. 607 BC

Related verses

2 Samuel 22:34
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Psalm 18:33
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Psalm 46:1
For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Deuteronomy 32:13
He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
Psalm 27:1
Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?
Isaiah 58:14
…then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
2 Corinthians 12:9–10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
Colossians 1:11
…being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
Ephesians 3:16
I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
Zechariah 10:12
I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Bamah Book of Habakkuk Deer Habakkuk (Person) Music Shiggaion, Shigionoth Singer

Topics

Blessing: Spiritual, from God Fig Trees Harp: A Stringed Instrument of Music Joy in Sufferings Music: Chief Musician Music: Neginah and Neginoth: Appear in the Titles of The Hart: (Sure-Footedness of) Experienced Saints

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