Habakkuk 3:2 (DRB)

Passage

O Lord, I have heard thy hearing, and was afraid. O Lord, thy work, in the midst of the years bring it to life: In the midst of the years thou shalt make it known: when thou art angry, thou wilt remember mercy.

Nearby Context

Habakkuk 3:1 A PRAYER OF Habakkuk THE PROPHET FOR IGNORANCES.

Habakkuk 3:2 O Lord, I have heard thy hearing, and was afraid. O Lord, thy work, in the midst of the years bring it to life: In the midst of the years thou shalt make it known: when thou art angry, thou wilt remember mercy.

Habakkuk 3:3 God will come from the south, and the holy one from mount Pharan: His glory covered the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise.

Habakkuk 3:4 His brightness shall be as the light: horns are in his hands: There is his strength hid:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "lord", "heard", "hearing", "afraid", "midst", "years", and "bring". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "A PRAYER OF Habakkuk THE PROPHET FOR..." into verse 3's "God will come from the south and...", so "mercy" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Habakkuk context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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