Habakkuk 3:18-19

3:18 I will rejoice because of ¹  the Lord;

I will be happy because of the God who delivers me!

3:19 The sovereign Lord is my source of strength. ² 

He gives me the agility of a deer; ³ 

he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. ⁴ 

(This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.) ⁵ 

[3:18]  ¹ tn Or “in.”

[3:19]  ² tn Or perhaps, “is my wall,” that is, “my protector.”

[3:19]  ³ tn Heb “he makes my feet like those of deer.”

[3:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “he makes me walk on my high places.”

[3:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “For the leader, on my stringed instruments.”