Habakkuk 3 · Verse 18

Habakkuk 3:18

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Habakkuk 3:18, King James Version

Habakkuk 3:18 in other translations

BSByet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
WEByet I will rejoice in the LORD. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!
ASVYet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
YLTYet I, in Jehovah I exult, I do joy in the God of my salvation.
DARBYYet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
BBEStill, I will be glad in the Lord, my joy will be in the God of my salvation.
WebsterYet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

What does Habakkuk 3:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
18. yet I will rejoice--The prophet speaks in the name of his people.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Habakkuk 3:16-19

When we see a day of trouble approach, it concerns us to prepare. A good hope through grace is founded in holy fear. The prophet looked back upon the experiences of the church in former ages, and observed what great things God had done for them, and so was not only recovered, but filled with holy joy. He resolved to delight and triumph in the Lord; for when all is gone, his God is not gone. Destroy the vines and the…

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Habakkuk 3:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.Niand IH589
בַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehin YahwehH3068
אֶעְל֑וֹזָה'e'.Lo.zahI will exultH5937
אָגִ֖ילָה'a.Gi.lahI will rejoiceH1523
בֵּאלֹהֵ֥יbe.lo.Heiin [the] God ofH430
יִשְׁעִֽי\׃yish.'Isalvation myH3468

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Cross references for Habakkuk 3:18

  • Job 13:15

    Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

  • Micah 7:7

    Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

  • Philippians 4:4

    Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

  • Isaiah 61:10

    I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

  • Isaiah 12:2

    Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  • Romans 5:2-3

    By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

  • Psalms 25:5

    Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

  • Psalms 46:1-5

    To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. …

  • Psalms 118:14-15

    The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.

  • 1 Peter 1:8

    Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

  • Luke 1:46-47

    And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

  • 1 Samuel 2:1

    And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will rejoice.
De 12:18; 1Sa 2:1; Job 13:15; Ps 33:1; 46:1-5; 85:6; 97:12; 104:34
Ps 118:15; 149:2; Isa 41:16; 61:10; Zec 10:7; Lu 1:46,47; Ro 5:2,3
Php 4:4; Jas 1:2,9,10; 1Pe 1:8; 4:12,13
the God.
Ex 15:2; Ps 25:5; 27:1; 118:14; Isa 12:2; Mic 7:7; Lu 2:30

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Context

  • Habakkuk 3:17

    Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

  • Habakkuk 3:18

    Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

  • 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.

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Habakkuk 3:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Con todo, yo me alegraré en Jehová, y me gozaré en el Dios de mi salud.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Mais moi, je me réjouirai en l’ Éternel, je m’égaierai dans le Dieu de mon salut.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich aber, ich will in Jehova frohlocken, will jubeln in dem Gott meines Heils.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego autem in Domino gaudebo; et exsultabo in Deo Jesu meo.