I will take refuge in the Lord
(Habakkuk 1:12-17)
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TO THE OVERSEER. BY DAVID. In YHWH I trusted, how do you say to my soul, “They moved to your mountain [as] the bird?”
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For behold, the wicked bend a bow, || They have prepared their arrow on the string, || To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
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When the foundations are destroyed, || The righteous—what has he done?
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YHWH [is] in His holy temple: YHWH—His throne [is] in the heavens. His eyes see—His eyelids try the sons of men.
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YHWH tries the righteous. And the wicked and the lover of violence, || His soul has hated,
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He pours on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, || And a horrible wind [is] the portion of their cup.
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For YHWH [is] righteous, || He has loved righteousness, || His countenance sees the upright!
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