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Lord, I know how famous you are. I have great respect for you because of your mighty acts. Do them again for us. Make them known in our time. When you are angry, please show us your tender love.
Reference
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ἴσημι (ísēmi)
to know
Greek: πῶς (pōs)
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
Hebrew: ʼay
where? hence how?
Hebrew: qârîyʼ
called, i.e. select
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: gâdêl
large (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: massôʼ
partiality (as a lifting up)
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Hebrew: gâlâl
a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of
Greek: κραταιός (krataiós)
powerful
Hebrew: ʼûwl
the body (as being rolled together); also powerful
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: πάλιν (pálin)
(adverbially) anew, i.e. (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
Hebrew: gam
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Hebrew: pâlaç
properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)
Greek: ἡμῖν (hēmîn)
to (or for, with, by) us
Hebrew: môneh
properly, something weighed out, i.e. (figuratively) a portion of time, i.e. an instance
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Hebrew: zaʻam
strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) fury (especially of God's displeasure with sin)
Greek: ἀρέσκω (aréskō)
to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so)
Greek: ὑποδείκνυμι (hypodeíknymi)
to exhibit under the eyes, i.e. (figuratively) to exemplify (instruct, admonish)
Hebrew: châvâh
properly, to live; by implication (intensively) to declare or show
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ἀπαλός (apalós)
soft
Hebrew: ʼahab
affection (in a good or a bad sense)
Grace
Isaiah 54:8
Judgment
Jeremiah 10:24
Psalm 119:120
Parallel theme
Psalm 85:6
Lamentations 3:32
Habakkuk 3:16
Philippians 1:6
Psalm 44:1
John 10:10
References Lord
Jeremiah 29:10
Verse Explanation
Habakkuk says that he has heard reports of God's mighty works and is filled with awe, asking God to renew those works in the present and to remember mercy even while carrying out judgment.
History
Exodus tradition: God's past acts of deliverance were foundational memories for Israel's faith and worship.