“O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.”
O LORD, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O LORD, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in the wrath remember mercy—Habakkuk's prayer begins with awe at God's character ('report') and prayer for renewal of God's work. The plea for God to revive God's work in the midst of years appeals to God's temporal sovereignty and power over history. The petition that wrath remember mercy seeks moderation of judgment; Habakkuk prays for God's compassion to temper justice.
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