2 A prayer for the faithful.

A prayer of Habakkuk the Prophet for the [a]ignorances.

[b]O Lord, I have heard thy voice, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy [c]work in the midst of the people, in the midst of the years make it known: in wrath remember mercy.

God cometh from [d]Teman, and the holy One from mount Paran, Selah. His glory covereth the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise,

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:1 The Prophet instructeth his people to pray unto God, not only for their great sins but also for such as they had committed of ignorance.
  2. Habakkuk 3:2 Thus the people were afraid when they heard God’s threatenings, and prayed.
  3. Habakkuk 3:2 That is, the state of thy Church which is now ready to perish, before it come to half a perfect age, which should be under Christ.
  4. Habakkuk 3:3 Teman and Paran were near Sinai, where the Law was given: whereby is signified that his deliverance was as present now as it was then.

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