Verse 2
LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .
heard Thy speech = heard Thy hearing. Figure of speech Polyptoton. App-6 .
speech = hearing. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), App-6 , for what was heard. Here = Thy fame, as in Numbers 14:15 . 1 Kings 10:1 .Isaiah 66:19 .
afraid. = In awe; as in Exodus 14:31 .
revive = renew, in the sense of repeating, doing over again.
work. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, and Syriac, read "works": i.e. doings.
years. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for the afflictions suffered in them, or "wrath" manifested in them.
in the midst, &c. Out of 273 occurrences, this is the only place where it refers to time. Had Habakkuk learnt, like Daniel? Note the Figure of speech Anadiplosis ( App-6 ), for emphasis.
make known = make [Thyself] known. The Hebrew accent places the logical pause on this verb: i.e. by repeating nowwhat Thou hast done in the past.
wrath. As manifested in present affliction; showing what is meant by "years", above.
mercy = compassion. Supply here the logical Ellipsis "[I will meditate on Thy doings of old: ]".
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