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For the director of music. On my stringed instruments. <a href="/nlt/habakkuk/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> The Sovereign LORD is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights. (For the choir director: This prayer is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.) <a href="/esv/habakkuk/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places. To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. <a href="/bsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. <a href="/kjv/habakkuk/3.htm">King James Bible</a> The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. <a href="/nkjv/habakkuk/3.htm">New King James Version</a> The LORD God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, And He will make me walk on my high hills. To the Chief Musician. With my stringed instruments. <a href="/nasb_/habakkuk/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The Lord GOD is my strength, And He has made my feet like deer’s feet, And has me walk on my high places. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments. <a href="/nasb/habakkuk/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> The Lord GOD is my strength, And He has made my feet like hinds&#8217 feet, And makes me walk on my high places. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments. <a href="/nasb77/habakkuk/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The Lord GOD is my strength, And He has made my feet like hinds’ feet, And makes me walk on my high places.<PR>For the choir director, on my stringed instruments. <a href="/lsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength, And He has set my feet like hinds’ feet And makes me tread on my high places. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments. <a href="/amp/habakkuk/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The Lord GOD is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army]; He has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet And makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my high places [of challenge and responsibility]. For the choir director, on my stringed instruments. <a href="/csb/habakkuk/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD my Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like those of a deer and enables me to walk on mountain heights! For the choir director: on stringed instruments. <a href="/hcsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Yahweh my Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer and enables me to walk on mountain heights! <a href="/asv/habakkuk/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like hinds' feet, And will make me to walk upon my high places. <a href="/cev/habakkuk/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD gives me strength. He makes my feet as sure as those of a deer, and he helps me stand on the mountains. To the music director: Use stringed instruments. <a href="/erv/habakkuk/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength, and he maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and will make me to walk upon mine high places. For the Chief Musician, on my stringed instruments. <a href="/gwt/habakkuk/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD Almighty is my strength. He makes my feet like those of a deer. He makes me walk on the mountains. For the choir director; on stringed instruments. <a href="/gnt/habakkuk/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Sovereign LORD gives me strength. He makes me sure-footed as a deer and keeps me safe on the mountains. <a href="/isv/habakkuk/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> The LORD God is my strength— he will make my feet like those of a deer, equipping me to tread on my mountain heights. <a href="/msb/habakkuk/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. <a href="/net/habakkuk/3.htm">NET Bible</a> The sovereign LORD is my source of strength. He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. (This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.) <a href="/nheb/habakkuk/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer's feet, and enables me to go in high places. For the music director, on my stringed instruments. <a href="/wbt/habakkuk/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon my high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. <a href="/web/habakkuk/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh, the Lord, is my strength. He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and enables me to go in high places. For the music director, on my stringed instruments. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/habakkuk/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> YHWH the Lord [is] my strength, "" And He makes my feet like does, "" And causes me to tread on my high-places. To the overseer with my stringed instruments! <a href="/ylt/habakkuk/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Jehovah the Lord is my strength, And He doth make my feet like hinds, And on my high-places causeth me to tread. To the overseer with my stringed instruments! <a href="/slt/habakkuk/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jehovah the Lord my strength, and he will set my feet as the hinds, and upon my heights he will cause me to tread. For the overseer upon my stringed instruments.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/habakkuk/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The Lord God is my strength: and he will make my feet like the feet of harts: and he the conqueror will lead me upon my high places singing psalms. <a href="/cpdv/habakkuk/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The Lord God is my strength. And he will set my feet like those of the stag. And he, the victor, will lead me beyond my high places while singing psalms. <a href="/nabre/habakkuk/3.htm">New American Bible</a> GOD, my Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet swift as those of deer and enables me to tread upon the heights. For the leader; with stringed instruments. <a href="/nrsvce/habakkuk/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, and makes me tread upon the heights. To the leader: with stringed instruments.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/habakkuk/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The LORD God is my strength, for he has made my feet like hinds' feet, and made me stand on my high places that I may sing his praise. <a href="/hpbt/habakkuk/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The Lord of Lords is my power, who made my feet like those of a hart, and he has set me upon my high places that I shall sing his praises! <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/habakkuk/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> God, the Lord, is my strength, And He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, And He maketh me to walk upon my high places. For the Leader. With my string-music. <a href="/sep/habakkuk/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The Lord God is my strength, and he will perfectly strengthen my feet; he mounts me upon high places, that I may conquer by his song. <a href="/parallel/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ryPix4COoVE?start=619" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Habakkuk Rejoices</a> …18yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation! 19<a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: ha·šēm (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥê·lî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">is my strength;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: way·yā·śem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">He makes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lay (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">my feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/355.htm" title="355: kā·’ay·yā·lō·wṯ (Prep-k, Art:: N-fp) -- A hind, doe. Feminine of 'ayal; a doe or female deer.">like those of a deer;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1869.htm" title="1869: yaḏ·ri·ḵê·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To tread, march. A primitive root; to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow.">He makes me walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: bā·mō·w·ṯay (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">the heights!</a> <a href="/hebrew/5329.htm" title="5329: lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ (Prep-l, Art:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- Preeminent or enduring. A primitive root; properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. To be eminent; also, to be permanent.">For the choirmaster.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5058.htm" title="5058: bin·ḡî·nō·w·ṯāy (Prep-b:: N-fp) -- Music. ">With stringed instruments.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/18-33.htm">Psalm 18:33</a> He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. <a href="/2_samuel/22-34.htm">2 Samuel 22:34</a> He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a> But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13</a> He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag, <a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1</a> Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread? <a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a> For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. <a href="/psalms/73-26.htm">Psalm 73:26</a> My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. <a href="/psalms/118-14.htm">Psalm 118:14</a> The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. <a href="/isaiah/12-2.htm">Isaiah 12:2</a> Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.” <a href="/isaiah/58-14.htm">Isaiah 58:14</a> then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. <a href="/romans/8-37.htm">Romans 8:37</a> No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a> But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10</a> Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. <a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a> I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. <a href="/colossians/1-11.htm">Colossians 1:11</a> being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk on my high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.my strength.<a href="/psalms/18-1.htm">Psalm 18:1</a> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.<a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?<a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a> To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.like.<a href="/2_samuel/22-34.htm">2 Samuel 22:34</a> He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.<a href="/psalms/18-33.htm">Psalm 18:33</a> He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.to walk.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13</a> He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;<a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Deuteronomy 33:29</a> Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.<a href="/isaiah/58-14.htm">Isaiah 58:14</a> Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.stringed instruments.<a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Psalm 4:1-8</a> To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer… <a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">Psalm 6:1-10</a> To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure… <a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">Psalm 54:1-7</a> To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us? 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In the context of Habakkuk, the prophet is expressing trust in God despite the impending judgment on Judah. This echoes similar sentiments found in Psalms, such as <a href="/psalms/18-32.htm">Psalm 18:32</a>, where God is described as the one who arms with strength. The use of "GOD the Lord" underscores the covenant relationship between Yahweh and His people, highlighting His sovereignty and faithfulness.He makes my feet like those of a deer; The imagery of a deer suggests agility, sure-footedness, and the ability to navigate difficult terrain. In ancient Near Eastern culture, deer were known for their grace and speed, often inhabiting mountainous regions. This metaphor indicates that God equips the believer to overcome obstacles and challenges. Similar imagery is found in <a href="/2_samuel/22-34.htm">2 Samuel 22:34</a> and <a href="/psalms/18-33.htm">Psalm 18:33</a>, where God enables David to stand firm and secure in difficult situations.He makes me walk upon the heights! Walking upon the heights signifies victory, security, and a vantage point over adversaries. In biblical times, high places were often associated with safety and divine encounters. This phrase suggests that God elevates the believer above trials, providing a perspective of triumph and peace. It can also be seen as a type of spiritual ascension, where the believer is lifted to a place of communion with God, reminiscent of Moses on Mount Sinai or Elijah on Mount Carmel.For the choirmaster. This indicates that the passage was intended for public worship and musical accompaniment. The role of the choirmaster was crucial in leading the congregation in praise and ensuring the proper execution of musical elements. This reflects the communal aspect of faith, where individual expressions of trust in God are shared and celebrated within the community.With stringed instruments. The mention of stringed instruments suggests a specific musical setting, likely involving lyres or harps, which were common in ancient Israelite worship. This detail highlights the importance of music in expressing theological truths and emotions. The use of instruments in worship is seen throughout the Psalms and was an integral part of temple worship, enhancing the spiritual experience and aiding in the memorization and proclamation of God's word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/habakkuk.htm">Habakkuk</a> A prophet in the Old Testament who dialogues with God about the coming judgment on Judah and the eventual punishment of Babylon. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD (Yahweh Adonai)</a> The covenant name of God, emphasizing His sovereignty and lordship. 3. <a href="/topical/d/deer.htm">Deer</a> Symbolic of agility and sure-footedness, often used in biblical poetry to describe swiftness and grace. 4. <a href="/topical/h/heights.htm">Heights</a> Represents places of security and vantage, often used metaphorically for spiritual elevation or victory. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, facing impending judgment during Habakkuk's time.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_strength.htm">Divine Strength</a> God is the ultimate source of strength for believers. Just as Habakkuk declares, we must rely on God's power rather than our own. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_agility.htm">Spiritual Agility</a> Like the feet of a deer, God equips us to navigate life's challenges with grace and sure-footedness. This agility is a gift from God, enabling us to overcome obstacles. <a href="/topical/e/elevated_perspective.htm">Elevated Perspective</a> Treading on the heights symbolizes gaining a higher perspective. In our spiritual journey, God lifts us to see beyond our immediate struggles to His greater plan. <a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_trials.htm">Faith Amidst Trials</a> Habakkuk's declaration of faith comes in the context of impending judgment. We are called to trust in God's strength even when circumstances seem dire. <a href="/topical/j/joy_in_salvation.htm">Joy in Salvation</a> The broader context of <a href="/bsb/habakkuk/3.htm">Habakkuk 3</a> is a song of praise. Our response to God's strength should be one of joy and worship, recognizing His salvation and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_habakkuk_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Habakkuk 3</a> <a href="/q/what_does_scientism_mean.htm">What does 'feet like a deer' mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'adonai'_mean.htm">What does "Adonai" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'feet_like_a_deer'_mean.htm">What does "feet like a deer" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_do_1_and_2_esdras_teach_us.htm">What lessons do First and Second Esdras teach us?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/habakkuk/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) The Lord God.--This is an adaptation from <a href="/psalms/18-33.htm" title="He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me on my high places.">Psalm 18:33</a>. The "hinds' feet" indicate the strength and elasticity of the prophet's confidence; the "high places" are, as Kleinert observes, "the heights of salvation which stand at the end of the way of tribulation, and which only the righteous man can climb by the confidence of faith."To the chief singer--i.e., to the precentor, or presiding singer. The rubric may be interpreted either "To the precentor. (To be performed) on my stringed instruments," or, "To him who presides over my stringed instruments." The fact that the same direction occurs with the words in the same order in six Psalms perhaps favours the latter rendering in all cases. The preposition al would, however, in this case be appropriate rather than b' On the terms used, see <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm" title="Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: you have enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.">Psalm 4:1</a>. It has been inferred from the use of the possessive pronoun, "my stringed instruments," that Habakkuk was a Levite, and therefore himself entitled to accompany the Temple music. But see Introduction, ? 1.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/habakkuk/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - The Lord God is my strength; more accurately, Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength, from <a href="/psalms/18-32.htm">Psalm 18:32</a>; comp. <a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1</a>. He will make my feet like hinds' feet (<a href="/psalms/18-33.htm">Psalm 18:33</a>). He makes me active and swift-footed as the gazelle, as a lusty warrior (<a href="/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/2-18.htm">2 Samuel 2:18</a>) should be. So by the help of God I shall be superior to my enemies. He will make me to walk upon mine high places. The expression is used properly of God (<a href="/micah/1-3.htm">Micah 1:3</a>), and elsewhere, says Keil, to denote the victorious possession and government of a country (see <a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Deuteronomy 33:29</a>). Here it signifies that believing Israel shall overcome all opposition and dwell in safety in its own land. To the chief singer (musician) on my stringed instruments (neginoth). This is a musical direction, answering to the heading in ver. 1, and implies that the ode is committed to the conductor of the temple music, to be by him adapted for the public service to the accompaniment of stringed instruments. Such directions are elsewhere always found at the beginning, not the end, of psalms (see <a href="/psalms/4.htm">Psalm 4</a>; <a href="/psalms/6.htm">Psalm 6</a>; <a href="/psalms/54.htm">Psalm 54</a>; <a href="/psalms/55.htm">Psalm 55</a>; <a href="/psalms/67.htm">Psalm 67</a>; <a href="/psalms/76.htm">Psalm 76</a>.). It has been thought that the suffix of the first person, "my stringed instruments," denotes that Habakkuk had a right to take part in the temple service, and was therefore a Levite; but it is very doubtful whether this suffix is not a clerical error, as Kuenen and Ewald suppose, or merely paragogic. Certainly neither the Greek, Latin, nor Syriac Versions afford it any confirmation. These versions make the subscription part of the ode. Thus LXX., Ἐπι τὰ ὑψηλὰ ἐπιβιβᾶ με, τοῦ νικῆσαι ἐν τῇ ὠδῇ αὐτοῦ, He maketh me to mount upon the high places, that I may conquer by his song;" Vulgate, Super excelsa mea deducet me victor (victori, Cod. Amiat.) in psalmis canentem. <a href="/commentaries/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>GOD יְהוִ֤הּ‪‬‪‬ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH the Lord אֲדֹנָי֙ (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord is my strength; חֵילִ֔י (ḥê·lî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength He makes וַיָּ֤שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set my feet רַגְלַי֙ (raḡ·lay) Noun - fdc | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> A foot, a step, the pudenda like those of a deer; כָּֽאַיָּל֔וֹת (kā·’ay·yā·lō·wṯ) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_355.htm">Strong's 355: </a> A doe, female deer He makes me walk יַדְרִכֵ֑נִי (yaḏ·ri·ḵê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1869.htm">Strong's 1869: </a> To tread, to walk, to string a, bow upon וְעַ֥ל (wə·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the heights! בָּמוֹתַ֖י (bā·mō·w·ṯay) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> An elevation For the choirmaster. לַמְנַצֵּ֖חַ (lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5329.htm">Strong's 5329: </a> To glitter from afar, to be eminent, to be permanent With stringed instruments. בִּנְגִינוֹתָֽי׃ (bin·ḡî·nō·w·ṯāy) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5058.htm">Strong's 5058: </a> Instrumental music, a stringed instrument, a poem set to music, an epigram <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Habakkuk 3:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Habakkuk 3:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Habakkuk 3:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Habakkuk 3:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Habakkuk 3:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Habakkuk 3:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Habakkuk 3:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Habakkuk 3:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Habakkuk 3:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/habakkuk/3-19.htm">Habakkuk 3:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-19.htm">OT Prophets: Habakkuk 3:19 Yahweh the Lord is my strength (Hab Hb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/habakkuk/3-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Habakkuk 3:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Habakkuk 3:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/zephaniah/1-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Zephaniah 1:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Zephaniah 1:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>