Verse 1
Habakkuk compared himself to a sentinel on a city wall watching the horizon for the approach of a horseman. He purposed to watch and wait expectantly for the Lord to reply to this second question, as He had the first, so he could report it to his people (cf. Habakkuk 3:16). He prepared himself for a discussion with the Lord about the situation as well as for the Lord’s answer that he expected in a vision or dream (cf. Job 13:3; Job 23:4).
"Only by revelation can the genuine perplexities of God’s dealings with human beings be comprehended." [Note: Robertson, p. 166.]
"Yahweh’s response to those who inquire of him is never automatic. They must be willing to wait in order to hear ’what God the LORD will speak’ (Psalms 85:9 [8])." [Note: Bruce, p. 857.]
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