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Habakkuk 3:1
A prayer of Habakkuk, the prophet, in the form of the Davidic psalms, upon Shigionoth, after the manner of a dithyramb, in reeling, exciting time, with triumphal music.
A prayer of Habakkuk, the prophet, in the form of the Davidic psalms, upon Shigionoth, after the manner of a dithyramb, in reeling, exciting time, with triumphal music.
CHAPTER III _The prophet, being apprised of the calamities which were to be_ _brought on his country by the ministry of the Chaldeans, and_ _the punishments which awaited the Chaldeans themselves,...
A PRAYER OF HABAKKUK - o. The “prayer” of the prophet, in the strictest sense of the word, is contained in the words of Habakkuk 3:2. The rest is, in its form, praise and thanksgiving, chiefly for God...
CHAPTER 3 The Vision of the Coming of the Lord _ 1. The prophet's prayer (Habakkuk 3:1) _ 2. The coming of the Lord for judgment and redemption (Habakkuk 3:3) 3. The effect upon the prophet (Habak...
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;...
SHIGIONOTH. The pl, of _Shiggaion_ (compare Psalms 7),. crying aloud. See App-65....
_HABAKKUK'S PRAYER FOR MERCY -- HABAKKUK 3:1-2:_ The chapter begins "A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth." (Habakkuk 3:1) This prayer is "according to Shigionoth." The Amplified Bible tra...
A PRAYER OF HABAKKUK— שׁגינות _Shigionoth_ signifies _wanderings._ This word of the prophet seems to relate both to the _deviations_ of the Jewish people from God's law, and also to their wandering, o...
CHAPTER XVIII THE PROPHET'S POETIC PRAYER VISION OF GOD IN JUDGEMENT. Habakkuk 3:1-15 RV. A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, set to Shigionoth. O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afra...
A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. This sublime ode begins with an exordium Habakkuk 3:1), then follows the main subject, then the peroration (Habakkuk 3:16), a summary of the practi...
3:1 Shigionoth. (b-8) Plural of Shiggaion. see title of Psalms 7 ....
UPON SHIGIONOTH] RV 'Set to Shigionoth.' This very obscure phrase (cp. Psalms 7) has been supposed to mean 'in a wandering, ecstatic manner,' implying that the poem that follows is a sort of dithyramb...
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 are intended to re...
THE PROBLEM OF ASSYRIA Habakkuk _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 3 V1 (These are) the words that the *prophet Habakkuk prayed. (He used music called) Shigionoth. V2 *LORD, I have heard (what people) s...
UPON SHIGIONOTH. — This term points, not to the contents of the composition, but either to its metrical structure or its musical setting. See on the Inscription of Psalms 7. Inasmuch as this ode is th...
III. (1-15) A hymn describing a future self-manifestation of Jehovah on Israel’s behalf, accompanied by the signs and wonders of the early history. It is impossible to give the English reader an idea...
תְּפִלָּ֖ה לַ חֲבַקּ֣וּק הַ נָּבִ֑יא עַ֖ל שִׁ
Habakkuk 3:1 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 the peri...
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 the past...
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 prophe...
A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet (a) upon Shigionoth. (a) "upon Shigionoth" or "for the ignorance". The prophet instructs his people to pray to God, not only because of their great sins, but also for...
For ignorances. That is, for the sins of his people. In the Hebrew it is shignoth: which some take to signify a musical instrument, or tune, with which this sublime prayer and canticle was to be sung....
CONTENTS We have in this Chapter the Prophet still at his devotions; in which he celebrates the wonders of redemption, and yet more the glorious God of redemption. Habakkuk 3:1 Various have been the...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. There is no prophetic delivery among the twelve lesser books more peculiar and characteristic than that of Habakkuk. It has no longer the occupation with the...
There is no doubt but that the Prophet dictated this form of prayer for his people, before they were led into exile, that they might always exercise themselves in the study of religion. We indeed know...
This answer brings home to the heart of the prophet the solemn presence of God, and leads him to look for a revival of God's working in the midst of the people in grace, and turns him back to God's fi...
A PRAYER OF HABAKKUK THE PROPHET UPON SHIGIONOTH. Of the name, character, and office of the prophet, Habakkuk 1:1. This chapter is entitled a "prayer" of his, a supplicatory one, put up in an humble a...
A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. Ver. 1. _A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet_] Habakkuk signifieth a wrestler, that by closing striveth to get the better, as hath been before noted on...
_A prayer of Habakkuk_, &c. The word _prayer_ is here taken in a general sense for an act or exercise of devotion, including adoration, praise, and thanksgiving. The word _shigionoth_ signifies _wande...
UPON SIGIONOTH: Or, according to variable songs or tunes called in Hebrew Shigianoth...
1,2 The word prayer seems used here for an act of devotion. The Lord would revive his work among the people in the midst of the years of adversity. This may be applied to every season when the church,...
HABAKKUK CHAPTER 3 Habakkuk's prayer, HABAKKUK 3:1,2. He describeth God's majesty, and wonders wrought in his people's behalf, HABAKKUK 3:3. He professeth his unshaken trust in God, HABAKKUK 3:17. A
Habakkuk 3:1 prayer H8605 Habakkuk H2265 prophet H5030 Shigionoth H7692 prayer - Psalms 86:1-17;...
CHAPTER 3 HABAKKUK'S PRAYER. ‘A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet set to Shigionith.' This third chapter consists of ‘a prayer of Habakkuk' in the light of his visions. It includes an initial prayer, f...
PRAYER Prayer in the Old Testament is in contrast with prayer in the New Testament in two respects: (1) In the former the basis of prayer is a covenant of God, or an appeal to his revealed character...
CONTENTS: Habakkuk's answer of faith to Jehovah. The terror of God's wrath against sinners. CHARACTERS: God, Habakkuk. CONCLUSION: The God of nature can alter and control all the powers of nature to...
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 pensiv...
_A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth._ GOD DEVOUTLY ADDRESSED This chapter presents to us God in three aspects, as devoutly addressed, as poetically portrayed, and as triumphantly enjoy...
HABAKKUK—NOTE ON HABAKKUK 3:1 Habakkuk’s Prayer. Habakkuk asks for a new demonstration of God’s wrath and mercy, such as God gave so powerfully in the past. He closes with a confession of faith and tr...
EXPOSITION HABAKKUK 3:1 Part II. PSALM OR PRAYER OF HABAKKUK. HABAKKUK 3:1 § 1. _The title._ A PRAYER. There is only one form
Now in chapter 3 it is a psalm, it is, A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth (Zechariah 3:1). Now about the seventh psalm or so, I think it is upon the Shiggaion, which is the same thing,...
Psalms 7:1; Psalms 86:1; Psalms 90:1...
Upon Sigionoth — A musical instrument....