Charles Ellicott Commentary Habakkuk 3:11

"The sun and moon stood still in their habitation, At the light of thine arrows as they went, At the shining of thy glittering spear." — Habakkuk 3:11 (ASV)

The sun and moon stand still in their habitation — namely, where they were at the beginning of the judgment. Here, of course, Habakkuk has in mind Joshua 10:12-13. The rest of the verse is best rendered, at the light of Thine arrows which go abroad, at the bright glancing of Thy spear. Apparently, the conception is that the surpassing brightness of the theophany shames the heavenly bodies, which accordingly cease to pursue their journey.