2 Samuel 2:18

2:18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there – Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. (Now Asahel was as quick on his feet as one of the gazelles in the field.)

Ulangan 33:25

33:25 The bars of your gates ¹  will be made of iron and bronze,

and may you have lifelong strength.

Habakuk 3:19

3:19 The sovereign Lord is my source of strength. ² 

He gives me the agility of a deer; ³ 

he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. ⁴ 

(This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.) ⁵ 

[33:25]  ¹ tn The words “of your gates” have been supplied in the translation to clarify the referent of “bars.”

[3:19]  ² tn Or perhaps, “is my wall,” that is, “my protector.”

[3:19]  ³ tn Heb “he makes my feet like those of deer.”

[3:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “he makes me walk on my high places.”

[3:19]  sn Difficult times are coming, but Habakkuk is confident the Lord will sustain him. Habakkuk will be able to survive, just as the deer negotiates the difficult rugged terrain of the high places without injury.

[3:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “For the leader, on my stringed instruments.”