Isaiah 33:16

33:16 This is the person who will live in a secure place; ¹ 

he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; ² 

he will have food

and a constant supply of water.

Deuteronomy 32:13

32:13 He enabled him ³  to travel over the high terrain of the land,

and he ate of the produce of the fields.

He provided honey for him from the cliffs, ⁴ 

and olive oil ⁵  from the hardest of ⁶  rocks, ⁷ 

Deuteronomy 33:29

33:29 You have joy, Israel! Who is like you?

You are a people delivered by the Lord,

your protective shield

and your exalted sword.

May your enemies cringe before you;

may you trample on their backs.

Habakkuk 3:19

3:19 The sovereign Lord is my source of strength. ⁸ 

He gives me the agility of a deer; ⁹ 

he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. ¹⁰ 

(This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.) ¹¹ 

[33:16]  ¹ tn Heb “he [in the] exalted places will live.”

[33:16]  ² tn Heb “mountain strongholds, cliffs [will be] his elevated place.”

[32:13]  ³ tn The form of the suffix on this verbal form indicates that the verb is a preterite, not an imperfect. As such it simply states the action factually. Note as well the preterites with vav (ו) consecutive that follow in the verse.

[32:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “he made him suck honey from the rock.”

[32:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “oil,” but this probably refers to olive oil; see note on the word “rock” at the end of this verse.

[32:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “flinty.”

[32:13]  ⁷ sn Olive oil from rock probably suggests olive trees growing on rocky ledges and yet doing so productively. See E. H. Merrill, Deuteronomy (NAC), 415; cf. TEV “their olive trees flourished in stony ground.”

[3:19]  ⁸ tn Or perhaps, “is my wall,” that is, “my protector.”

[3:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “he makes my feet like those of deer.”

[3:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “he makes me walk on my high places.”

[3:19]  ¹¹ tn Heb “For the leader, on my stringed instruments.”