What Habakkuk 3:19 Means

Habakkuk 3:19

“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.”Habakkuk 3:19 (KJV)

What Habakkuk 3:19 means

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. A hind climbs sheer cliffs without slipping; that is the picture of what God's strength does in us. He does not always remove the steep and dangerous ground, he gives us the sure footing to walk it.

Habakkuk 3:19 in different translations

King James Version (KJV)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.
World English Bible (WEB)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.
American Standard Version (ASV)Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like hinds` [feet], And will make me to walk upon my high places.

Habakkuk 3:19 in context

18Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 19The 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 prayer

Father, thank You for Habakkuk 3:19. Let this word be more than ink to me; write it on my heart, and help me to believe it and live it today. In Jesus' name, amen.

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