Habakkuk’s Song “Yet will I rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.” Habakkuk 3:18, {ESV} We can identify emotionally with Habakkuk in the times we living in. “How long shall I cry for help and you won’t hear?” He was distressed by his situation at the time, so much destruction, violence, injustice, corruption, strife and lawlessness in the land. He knew there was a righteous remnant of people who kept to God’s laws, but they were really suffering, because ‘the wicked surround the righteous’(Habbakuk 1:4). After that, Habakkuk complained a second time to God about the wicked Babylonians ‘mercilessly killing nations’ (Habakkuk 1:17). He asked why evil seemed to go unpunished. He did receive an answer, as God spoke to him and told him punishment would eventually come to the Babylonians, but, as for the righteous, for now, they had to live by faith. God’s timing was going to be perfect. ‘For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end - it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.’ It was a matter of waiting, trusting God and clinging to His promises, even in the darkest days. One day God’s glory would fill the whole earth and all idolatry would be proven to be futile, as God rules over all. As Habakkuk poetically described God’s holiness and was in awe of His power to bring judgement, he wrote these words, ‘Before Him went pestilence and plague followed at His heels. He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations’ (Habakkuk 3:5-6). He prayed that God would be merciful, even though His anger had been justifiably provoked by the sinfulness of His people. Habakkuk concluded that God would deliver His chosen people, after allowing them to suffer for a time from the consequences of their sinfulness. Their enemies would finally be punished for their evil. So, he finished his prophetic message with a song, intended to be sung by God’s people to the accompaniment of stringed instruments. Let stand on the passage from Habakkuk 3:17-19 , produced by a Gospel singer called ‘Habakkuk Song’. The words were: “Though the fig tree may not blossom and there be no fruit on the vine, the produce of the olive fail, and there be no fruit in the fields, though the flock be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls, yet will I rejoice in the Lord. Yet will I rejoice in the Lord. I will joy in the God of my salvation. God the Lord is my strength”.
Habakkuk’s Song
“Yet will I rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.” Habakkuk 3:18, {ESV}
We can identify emotionally with Habakkuk in the times we living in. “How long shall I cry for help and you won’t hear?” He was distressed by his situation at the time, so much destruction, violence, injustice, corruption, strife and lawlessness in the land. He knew there was a righteous remnant of people who kept to God’s laws, but they were really suffering, because ‘the wicked surround the righteous’(Habbakuk 1:4).
After that, Habakkuk complained a second time to God about the wicked Babylonians ‘mercilessly killing nations’ (Habakkuk 1:17). He asked why evil seemed to go unpunished. He did receive an answer, as God spoke to him and told him punishment would eventually come to the Babylonians, but, as for the righteous, for now, they had to live by faith.
God’s timing was going to be perfect. ‘For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end - it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.’ It was a matter of waiting, trusting God and clinging to His promises, even in the darkest days. One day God’s glory would fill the whole earth and all idolatry would be proven to be futile, as God rules over all.
As Habakkuk poetically described God’s holiness and was in awe of His power to bring judgement, he wrote these words, ‘Before Him went pestilence and plague followed at His heels. He stood and measured the earth; he looked and shook the nations’ (Habakkuk 3:5-6). He prayed that God would be merciful, even though His anger had been justifiably provoked by the sinfulness of His people.
Habakkuk concluded that God would deliver His chosen people, after allowing them to suffer for a time from the consequences of their sinfulness. Their enemies would finally be punished for their evil. So, he finished his prophetic message with a song, intended to be sung by God’s people to the accompaniment of stringed instruments.
Let stand on the passage from Habakkuk 3:17-19 , produced by a Gospel singer called ‘Habakkuk Song’. The words were:
“Though the fig tree may not blossom and there be no fruit on the vine, the produce of the olive fail, and there be no fruit in the fields, though the flock be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls, yet will I rejoice in the Lord. Yet will I rejoice in the Lord. I will joy in the God of my salvation. God the Lord is my strength”.
Thank you for blessing me this day!!!!
My God will keep me in trouble times. Glory to God.
Praying, that the world will know, listen and pray Habakkuk's prayer song especially these dark and evil times.
Thank you Chris Morris for this Amazing song. I love this song. God bless you, Cassie Curtis and William Curtis too. Blessings from India
glory to the most high. praise God 👍
It is available on iTunes.
Beautiful summary of Habukkuk’s message.
Tara, thank you so much!
heavenly......
You should post more videos
Is there sheet music available for this?
Daniel, contact me (Chris Morris) - cmorris@exit137.org
Is this available for download anywhere?
How can I get the sound sheets for these songs???
I'd love the music too.! please
I'd love to have it too please
thank you.
So blessed by this song! May I have the chords of this song? 😊
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I know him too!! WOW!!! We are so amazing. We know famous people. We are VIPs!
Yes. you know him? Who?