Main thought: The song of Habakkuk moves on from creation to the Lord’s conquering of the nations and salvation of Israel. These oppressors include Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, and any other political power that sets itself against God and His people.
Habakkuk 3:12–15
You marched through the earth in fury;
you threshed the nations in anger.
You went out for the salvation of your people,
for the salvation of your anointed.
You crushed the head of the house of the wicked,
laying him bare from thigh to neck.
You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors,
who came like a whirlwind to scatter me,
rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret.
You trampled the sea with your horses,
the surging of mighty waters.
Prayer
Lord of Hosts, You have sent Your holy angels throughout the world to beat back the forces of evil and minister to the righteous. Continue to uphold the poor and oppressed throughout the world and give them strength to stand firm to the end in Your Anointed Son. Amen.
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