trust in God

Lord, I have heard of your fame;
    I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord.
Repeat them in our day,
    in our time make them known;
    in wrath remember mercy.

Were you angry with the rivers, Lord?
    Was your wrath against the streams?
Did you rage against the sea
    when you rode your horses
    and your chariots to victory?
9 You uncovered your bow,
    you called for many arrows.
You split the earth with rivers;
10     the mountains saw you and writhed.
Torrents of water swept by;
    the deep roared
    and lifted its waves on high.

I heard and my heart pounded,
   my lips quivered at the sound;
decay crept into my bones
   and my legs trembled.
Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity
     to come on the nation invading us. 

Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
   and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
 I will be joyful in God my Savior.


The Sovereign Lord is my strength.


from Habakkuk's prayer, chapter 3


Amen

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