impinged

These last two verses of Habakkuk’s prayer are the most beautiful and inspiring of this book. He basically says that he knows there are going to be hard times ahead; he knows the road isn’t going to be easy, but even so, he can trust in God. In this affirmation of faith he is saying that in the hard times God will provide the strength to persevere. The picture of the deer is a beautiful illustration of his confidence in God.

17 Though the fig tree may not blossom,
Nor fruit be on the vines;
Though the labor of the olive may fail,
And the fields yield no food;
Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,
And there be no herd in the stalls—
18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will joy in the God of my salvation.
19 The LORD God is my strength;
He will make my feet like deer’s feet,
And He will make me walk on my high hills.