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Habakkuk 3:2

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Lord, I have heard the news about you. I am amazed, Lord, at the powerful things you did in the past. Now I pray that you will do great things in our time. Please make these things happen in our own days. But in your anger, remember to show mercy to us. Selah

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Please, give us new life! Make your people happy to be yours.

When he punishes, he also has mercy. He has mercy because of his great love and kindness.

My whole body shook when I heard the story. My lips trembled. I felt weak deep down in my bones and stood there shaking. But I will wait patiently for destruction to come to those who attack us.

I am sure that the good work God began in you will continue until he completes it on the day when Jesus Christ comes again.

So correct us, Lord! But please be fair. Don’t punish us in anger, or you will destroy us!

Please, look down from the heavens. See what is happening now. Look down at us from your great and holy home in heaven. Where is your strong love for us? Where is your compassion? Why are you hiding your kind love from me?

I was so angry that for a while I did not want to see you. But now I want to comfort you with kindness forever.” The Lord your Savior said this.

I am shaking with fear before you. I fear and respect your judgments.

A thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But I came to give life—life that is full and good.

God, we have heard about you. Our fathers told us what you did in their lifetime. They told us what you did long ago.

Then the Lord’s angel said, “Lord All-Powerful, how long before you comfort Jerusalem and the cities of Judah? You have shown your anger at these cities for 70 years now.”

This is what the Lord says: “Babylon will be powerful for 70 years. After that time, I will come to you people who are living in Babylon. I will keep my good promise to bring you back to Jerusalem.

I am the one who made all things. They are all here because I made them,” says the Lord. “These are the people I care for: the poor, humble people who obey my commands.

Lord, don’t criticize me when you are angry. Don’t discipline me in anger.

“But now, finally, you have been kind to us. You have let a few of us escape captivity and come to live in this holy place. Lord, you gave us new life and relief from our slavery.

All people will fear you, O Lord. All people will praise your name. Only you are holy. All people will come and worship before you, because it is clear that you do what is right.”

But not all the people accepted that good news. Isaiah said, “Lord, who believed what we told them?”

During his first year as king, I was studying the Scriptures and noticed in the Lord’s message to Jeremiah that 70 years would pass before Jerusalem would be rebuilt.

Who really believed what we heard? Who saw in it the Lord’s great power?

But God was merciful. He forgave their sins and did not destroy them. Many times he held back his anger. He never let it get out of control.

Noah was warned by God about things that he could not yet see. But he had faith and respect for God, so he built a large boat to save his family. With his faith, Noah showed that the world was wrong. And he became one of those who are made right with God through faith.

So Gabriel, the angel who looked like a man, came to me. I was very afraid and fell down to the ground. But Gabriel said to me, “Human, understand that this vision is about the time of the end.”

What they saw was so terrible that Moses said, “I am shaking with fear.”

In the past I heard about you, but now I have seen you with my own eyes.

You have let me see troubles and hard times, but you will give me new life; you will lift me up from this pit of death!

Everyone should respect you, King of all the nations. You deserve their respect. There are many wise men among the nations, but not one of them is as wise as you.

This is what the Lord says. “Jacob, my servant, do not be afraid. I am with you. I sent you away to many different places. But I will not destroy you completely. But I will destroy all those nations. You must be punished for the bad things you did. So I will not let you escape your punishment. I will discipline you, but I will be fair.”

The prayer of Habakkuk the prophet.

Remember to be kind to me, Lord. Show me the tender love that you have always had.




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