“ Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. ”
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. - The words are very impressive, as they stand in the Hebrew. “For,” he says, “the fig tree shall not blossom, and there is...
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy (y) in the God of my salvation. (y) He declares in what the joy of the faithful consists, though they see ever so great afflictions prepared.
Habakkuk 3. The Prayer of Habakkuk. Habakkuk 3:1 . Shigionoth: probably plural of shiggaion ( Psalms 7:1 , p. 373). But LXX reads n e ginoth , on the stringed instruments ( cf. Psalms 4:1 ;...
God of my salvation. Compare Psalms 18:46 ; Psalms 24:5 ; Psalms 25:5 ; Psalms 27:9 .
DISCOURSE: 1226 THE CHRISTIAN’S BOAST Habakkuk 3:17-18 . Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yi...
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Yet— Or, But for my part. Instead of, The God of my salvation, the Vulgate reads, In Jesus my God: that Jesus, says Calmet, who is the joy, the consolation, the hope, the life of believers; w...
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Yet I will rejoice. The prophet speaks in the name of his people.
Jehovah comes To Judgment This is one of the most brilliant poems in the OT. It was written by a man of imagination as well as of faith. It is not quite certain whether Habakkuk 3:8-15 are inten...
(10-18) All the verbs in these verses are misrendered as regards tense. (See note on 3-15.)
Habakkuk 3:1-19 The third chapter, an Ode or Rhapsody, is ascribed to Habakkuk by its title. This, however, does not prove its authenticity: the title is too like those assigned to the Psalms in t...
the Faith That Is Invincible Habakkuk 3:1-19 This psalm was intended to be sung by the captives during the Exile, which was near. In Habakkuk 3:3-15 there is a recital of the great events in...
In the proclamation concerning the righteous, the majesty of Jehovah and the consequent triumph of His people are set forth. It consists of a psalm which is a prayer. In the first movement the proph...
If we read these verses as we ought to read them, implying the spiritual effect wrought upon the mind of the Prophet, and in like manner what may be supposed in the same way to influence every child...
REJOICING IN GOD ( A Harvest Sermon ) ‘Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the f...
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord ,.... In the Word of the Lord, as the Targum; the essential Word of the Lord, the Lord Jesus Christ; in his person, the greatness and glory of it; in his offices, as P...
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Ver. 18. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation ] This joy of the Lord was the prophet s stren...
Although the fig-tree shall not blossom Though all outward means of support should fail, yet will I still have a firm confidence in the power, goodness, and faithfulness of God, that he will preser...
The Conquest of Canaan; Devout Confidence. B. C. 600. 16 When I heard, my belly trembl...
As for my part, I will, saith the prophet, rejoice; look for joy, expect matter of rejoicing in the Lord, who will preserve a remnant and redeem them, who will rebuke Babylon, and will very strange...
‘For though the fig tree will not blossom, Nor will fruit be in the vines, The produce of the olive will fail, And the fields will yield no food, The flock will be cut off from the fold, And the...
CRITICAL NOTES . ] Habakkuk 3:16 . Trembled] The prophet describes his own feelings at the coming of Jehovah: first, fear and trembling; then, exulting joy ( Habakkuk 3:18-19 ). “The alarm perva...
Zechariah 3:17-18 The prophet herein declares two things which are of supreme importance in the highest life of man. I. He declares the possibility of having joy independently of all external thi...
Zechariah 3:1 . A prayer of Habakkuk, by which he cheered and encouraged the church, and his own soul, under all the gloom that overspread the state of his country. Shigionoth, the name of a pe...
Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, etc. United prayer for removal of temporal afflictions We are called in a special manner to humble ourselves before God, on account of a great national...
EXPOSITION Habakkuk 3:1-35 Part II . PSALM OR PRAYER OF HABAKKUK . Habakkuk 3:1 § 1. The title. A prayer. There is only one formal prayer in the ode, that in Habakkuk 3...
A Plea for Mercy
1 Peter 1:8 ; 1 Peter 4:12 ; 1 Peter 4:13 ; 1 Samuel 2:1 ; Deuteronomy 12:18 ; Exodus 15:2 ; Isaiah 12:2 ; Isaiah 41:16 ; Isaiah 61:10 ; James 1:10 ; James 1:2 ; James 1:9 ; Job 13:15 ;...