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Habakkuk 3:18
yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Habakkuk speaks to Yahweh at the pivot of his prayer, having just enumerated total agricultural and pastoral failure (v.17) and about to name God as his strength (v.19).
The words — Both verbs, 'e.lōzāh ("I will exult") and 'āgîlāh ("I will rejoice"), are Hiphil jussives: first-person, deliberate, self-issued commands.
The thread — Micah 7:7 pairs "wait" with "God of my salvation" in a similar posture of trust amid distress; Job 13:15 holds hope through the possibility of death; Philippians 4:4 universalizes the command to rejoice in the Lord.
Why it lands — The verse places joy before relief: the speaker chooses exultation while the fig tree is still bare, making the declaration an act of will rather than a response to circumstances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Cross-references
- Job 13:15 Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
- Micah 7:7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
- Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Isaiah 12:2 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.”
- Romans 5:2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
- Psalms 25:5 Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
- Psalms 46:1 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.
- Psalms 118:14 The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
- Luke 1:46 Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,