Matthew Poole and continuators on Habakkuk 3:11

11 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation : at the light of thine arrows they went , and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

Though he rejoice as a Giant to run his race, and had constantly come out of his chamber to run it about 2500 years past, yet now stops his course, and with his stay puts stop to the motion of Moon and Stars at the command of Gods Minister, and Israels Captain, Ioh. 10.12, 13.

So the Psalmist, Psal. 19.4. speaks of a Pavilion or Tabernacle pitch't for the Sun, where now at Ioshua's word, seconded with the word of Io[illegible: 1 letter]h[illegible: 1 letter]a's and Israel's God, he makes a halt as 'twere, stands at the door of his Tabernacle to behold and forward the strange work, the miraculous overthrow of the five conspiring Kings.

As we read the words they seem somewhat obscure and perplext, yet very intelligible in this paraphrase at the light, according to the light which thine arrows gave by their glittering heads, polisht shafts, and bright Feathers; in their flight thine arrows O God, for these were the arrows of Israel, and thine arrows too, as the sword of Gideon was the sword of the Lord. T[illegible: 1 letter]ey, i. e. Sun and Moon, went, directed their course, and took their way compliant with the flights of these arrows, not hastening to the place of their going down whilest Israel had arrows to shoot, or Enemies that day to discomfit, whilest they were to lift up a spear against any En[illegible: 1 letter]my that day. The Marginal reading of these words is much plainer. Thine arrows walked in the light, (which was miraculously continued) and thy spears walked in the brightness of the lightning, (as I venture for once to read the words from the Hebrew) so dreadful was that day to the Enemy, so joyful to Israel, O let some such day arise on Captive Iews, revive thy works of old, so the Prophet prays.

Marginal references: Or, thine arrows walketh in the light, &c.