Habakkuk 3:19 (ASV)

Passage

Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like hinds` [feet], And will make me to walk upon my high places.

Nearby Context

Habakkuk 3:17 For though the fig-tree shall not flourish, Neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labor of the olive shall fail, And the fields shall yield no food; 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 Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Habakkuk 3:19 Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like hinds` [feet], And will make me to walk upon my high places.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "lord", "strength", "maketh", "feet", "like", and "hinds". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah I...", giving immediate footing for "jehovah" and "lord". In Habakkuk context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehovah" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.