V.1-19 What a change takes place! Now Habakkuk prays.
“Shigionoth” means a serious song or poetry, or an elegy.
V.17-19 Beautiful confidence! He now can say, “Lord, although you might take everything, yes, everything away, I can still rejoice in Thee!” Wonderful little Book, packed with instruction for us! It begins with a “burden” and ends with a song! When we are enjoying the Lord Jesus, He will turn our problems and burdens into a song.
The harp is a stringed instrument, also found in Revelation 5:8.