13 You went forth for the (A)salvation of Your people,
For the salvation of Your (B)anointed.
You struck the (C)head of the house of the evil
To lay him open from [a]thigh to neck. Selah.
14 You pierced with his (D)own [b]spears
The head of his [c]throngs.
They (E)stormed in to scatter [d]us;
Their exultation was like those
Who (F)devour the oppressed in secret.
15 You (G)trampled on the sea with Your horses,
On the (H)surge of many waters.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:13 Lit foundation
  2. Habakkuk 3:14 Lit shafts
  3. Habakkuk 3:14 Or warriors or villagers
  4. Habakkuk 3:14 Lit me