Habakkuk 1:2

How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save?

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Habakkuk 1

6 songs meet this passage

  • “They don't always happen when you ask”

    When You Believe (from "The Prince of Egypt") · Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston

    resonates with Habakkuk 1:2

    The prophet's cry of waiting on an answer that doesn't come on schedule parallels this honest admission.

  • Crescendo · ODIE

    resonates with Habakkuk 1:2-3

    The weary 'how long' cry of a believer who still addresses God even while faith feels thin mirrors this honest complaint.

  • Somebody To Love · Queen

    resonates with Habakkuk 1:2-3

    Long faithfulness met with silence and no relief is the prophet's own complaint; the song voices that same tension without resolving it.

  • “And the violence caused such silence”

    Zombie (2025 Remastered) · The Cranberries

    resonates with Habakkuk 1:2-3

    Like Habakkuk's complaint, the song questions why violence and destruction persist unanswered.

  • “The good die young and poor”

    Saturn · SZA

    resonates with Habakkuk 1:2-4

    Habakkuk cries out at injustice going unanswered, the same complaint the song raises about reward and fairness.

  • “God, You would have reached down”

    Praise You In This Storm · Casting Crowns

    resonates with Habakkuk 1:2-4

    The song opens with the same honest confusion as Habakkuk's complaint, asking why God hasn't acted yet.

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