The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.

The .iij. Chapter.

A prayer for the faythfull.

[unspec A] 1 A Prayer of Habacuc the prophete for (a) 1.1 the ig∣noraunces.

2 O lord I haue heard thy voyce, and was afrayde: O Lorde re∣uiue thy (b) 1.2 worke in the middes of the yeres, in the middes of the yeres make it knowen, in wrath re∣member mercie.

3 God commeth from (c) 1.3 Theman, and the holy one from mount Paran, Se∣lah. his glorie couereth the heauens, and the earth is full of his prayse.

4 And [his] brightnesse was as the light: (d) 1.4he had hornes [comming] out of his handes, and there was the hyding of his power.

5 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coales went foorth before his feete.

6 He stoode, and measured the earth, he behelde, and dissolued the nations, and the euerlasting mountaynes were bro∣ken, and the auncient hilles did bowe, his wayes are euerlasting.

7 For iniquitie I saw the tentes of Chu∣san, [unspec B] [and] the (e) 1.5 curtaynes of the lande of Madian dyd tremble.

8 Was the Lorde angry against the * 1.6 ri∣uers? or was thyne anger against the ••oodes? or was thy wrath against the sea, that thou diddest ryde g 1.7 vpon thy horses? thy charets [brought] saluation.

9 Thy h 1.8 bow was manyfestly reuealed, and the(i) 1.9 othes of the tribes [were] a sure word. Selah. thou diddest cleaue the earth with riuers.

10 The mountaynes sawe thee and they trembled, the streame of the water(k) 1.10 passed by, the deepe made a noyse, and lift vp his handes on hye.

11 The sonne [and] moone stoode still in [their] habitation, (l) 1.11 at the light of thyne arrowes they went, [and] at the bright shining of thy speares.

12 Thou “ 1.12 trodest downe the land in an∣ger: [and] dyddest threshe the heathen in displeasure.

13 Thou wentest foorth for the saluation of thy people, [euen] for saluation with thyne (m) 1.13 annoynted: thou hast wounded the head of the house of the wicked, and discoueredst the foundations vnto the (n) 1.14necke. Selah.

14 Thou diddest o 1.15 strike thorow with his owne staues the heades of his villages, they came out as a whirlewinde to scat∣ter me: their reioycyng was as to de∣uour the poore secretly.

15 Thou diddest walke in the sea with thyne horses, vpon the heape of great waters.

16 When I (p) 1.16 hearde, my belly trembled, my lippes shoke at the voice, rottennesse entred into my bones, & I trembled in my selfe, that I might rest in (q) 1.17 the day of trouble: for when (r) 1.18 he commeth vp vnto the people, he shall destroy them.

17 For the figgetree shall not floorish, nei∣ther shall fruite be in the vines: the la∣bour of the oliue shall fayle, & the fieldes shall yelde no meate: the sheepe shalbe cut of from the folde, and there shalbe no bullocke in the stalles.

18 But I will reioyce in the Lord, I will ioy (s) 1.19 in the God of my saluation.

19 The Lord God is my strength, he wil make my feete like hindes [feete] & he wil make me to walke vpon my hye places, (t) 1.20 To the chiefe singer on Neginothai, [or vpon the instrumentes of musicke.]

Notes

• (a) 1.1

  That is, of the people of Israel.
• (b) 1.2

  That is, the state of thy church, whiche is now redy to perishe before it come to halfe a perfite age, whiche should be vn∣der Christe.
• (c) 1.3

  Theman and Paran were neare Sinai where the law was geuen: wherby is signified that his deli∣ueraunce was a•• ••esent nowe, as it was then.
• (d) 1.4

  Wherby is ment a power that was ioyned with his bright∣nesse, which was hyd to the rest of the worlde, but was reuealed in mount Si∣nai to his peo∣ple.
• (e) 1.5

  That is, the tentes.
• * 1.6

  〈…〉〈…〉
• g 1.7

  And so d••ddest vse all the ••lementes 〈…〉〈…〉 de¦struction of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 enemies
• h 1.8

  Th••t is, 〈…〉〈…〉.
• (i) 1.9

  For he had not only made 〈…〉〈…〉 wi••h Abraham, b••t renued it with his po∣steritie.
• (k) 1.10

  He allu∣d••th to the red sea & Iordane, which gaue passage to gods people, and shewed s••gnes of their obedience, as it were by lif∣ting vp of their handes
• (l) 1.11

  According to gods com∣maundement the ••nne was ••ed by the weapons of gods peo∣ple which fought in his cause, as though it durst not go forward, whose weapons are here called the arrowes and speares of God.
• “ 1.12

  Or, diddest walke vpon.
• (m) 1.13

  Signifying that there is no saluation, but by Christ.
• (n) 1.14

  From the top to the toe thou hast destroyed the enemies.
• o 1.15

  God de∣liuered his en••mi••s both great & small with their owne wea¦pōs, though they were ne¦uer so fierce against his church.
• (p) 1.16

  He retur∣neth to that which he spake in the second verse, and shewed how he was afrayd of gods iudgementes.
• (q) 1.17

  He shew∣eth that the faythfull can neuer haue true rest, ex∣cept they feele before the weyght of gods iudge∣mentes.
• (r) 1.18

  That is, the enemie: but the godly shall be quiet, knowing that all thinges shall turne to good vnto thē
• (s) 1.19

  He decla∣reth wherin standeth the comfort & ioy of the faithful, though they see neuer so great afflicti∣ons prepared.
• (t) 1.20

  The chiefe singer vpon the instru∣mentes of musicke shall haue occasion to prayse God for this great deliueraunce of his church. Neginoth is a tune or in∣strument of musicke so called.