Habakkuk 3:17-18

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Gratitude when the harvest fails: even with nothing in the fields, I will rejoice in the God who saves me.

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Habakkuk 3:17-18 in context

¹⁴Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. ¹⁵Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters. ¹⁶When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops. ¹⁷Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: ¹⁸Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. ¹⁹The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

A prophet’s honest argument with God about injustice, ending in a song of trust when everything fails.

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Thanksgiving Bible VersesGratitude runs through the whole Bible, from the psalms to Paul’s letters.

Related verses

Psalm 9:1

I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

Praise with your whole heart, telling of all His wonderful works.

Colossians 3:17

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Whatever you do, in word or deed, do it giving thanks to God.

2 Corinthians 9:15

Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

A one-line prayer of thanks from Paul, for a gift from God too great for words.

Psalm 95:2

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

An invitation to come into God’s presence with thanks and with song.