Commentators stress that Habakkuk's joy is not based on circumstances but is a deliberate choice made in the face of total loss. While earthly comforts like harvests and flocks disappear, the prophet declares, "Yet I will rejoice." As one scholar puts it, "when all is gone, his God is not gone." This is a joy founded not on what we have, but on Who we have, a confidence that stands firm even amid ruin.