1 This is a prayer of the prophet Habakkuk:
2 O Lord, I have heard of what you have done,and I am filled with awe.Now do again in our timesthe great deeds you used to do.Be merciful, even when you are angry.
3 God is coming again from Edom;the holy God is coming from the hills of Paran.His splendour covers the heavens;and the earth is full of his praise.
4 He comes with the brightness of lightning;light flashes from his hand,there where his power is hidden.
5 He sends disease before himand commands death to follow him.
6 When he stops, the earth shakes;at his glance the nations tremble.The eternal mountains are shattered;the everlasting hills sink down,the hills where he walked in ancient times.