Habakkuk 3:2-4

Contemporary English Version

²    I know your reputation, Lord,
and I am amazed
    at what you have done.
Please turn from your anger
    and be merciful;
do for us what you did
    for our ancestors.

³You are the same Holy God
who came from Teman
    and Paran^[a] to help us.
The brightness of your glory
    covered the heavens,
and your praises were heard
    everywhere on earth.
⁴Your glory shone like the sun,
and light flashed from your hands,
    hiding your mighty power.

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Footnotes

3.3 Teman … Paran: Teman is a district in Edom, but the name is sometimes used of the whole country of Edom; Paran is the hill country along the western border of the Gulf of Aqaba. In Judges 5.4, the Lord is said to have marched from Edom to help his people; in Deuteronomy 33.2, Paran is mentioned in connection with the Lord's appearance at Sinai.