Habakkuk 3:19 (YLT)

Passage

Jehovah the Lord <FI>is<Fi> my strength, And He doth make my feet like hinds, And on my high-places causeth me to tread. To the overseer with my stringed instruments!

Nearby Context

Habakkuk 3:17 Though the fig-tree doth not flourish, And there is no produce among vines, Failed hath the work of the olive, And fields have not yielded food, Cut off from the fold hath been the flock, And there is no herd in the stalls.

Habakkuk 3:18 Yet I, in Jehovah I exult, I do joy in the God of my salvation.

Habakkuk 3:19 Jehovah the Lord <FI>is<Fi> my strength, And He doth make my feet like hinds, And on my high-places causeth me to tread. To the overseer with my stringed instruments!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "lord", "strength", "doth", "make", "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 in Jehovah I exult 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.