Micah 7:7-10

Wait for the God of Salvation

7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
k I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.

8 l Rejoice not over me, O m my enemy;
n when I fall, I shall rise;
o when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.
 9 p I will bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until q he pleads my cause
and executes judgment for me.
r He will bring me out to the light;
I shall look upon his vindication.
 10 Then s my enemy will see,
and shame will cover her who t said to me,
"Where is the Lord your God?"
u My eyes will look upon her;
now she will be trampled down
v like the mire of the streets.

  1. Cross References
    Lamentations 3:26
    It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 50:11
    Though you rejoice, though you exult, O plunderers of my heritage, though you frolic like a heifer in the pasture, and neigh like stallions.
    Lamentations 4:21
    Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz; but to you also the cup shall pass; you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
  3. Cross References
    Micah 7:10
    Then my enemy will see, and shame will cover her who said to me, "Where is the Lord your God?" My eyes will look upon her; now she will be trampled down like the mire of the streets.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 37:24
    Though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 112:4
    Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
  6. Cross References
    Jeremiah 10:19
    Woe is me because of my hurt! My wound is grievous. But I said, "Truly this is an affliction, and I must bear it.
  7. Cross References
    1 Samuel 24:15
    May the Lord therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand.
  8. Cross References
    Psalms 37:6
    He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
  9. Cross References
    Micah 7:8
    Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.
  10. Cross References
    Joel 2:17
    Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep and say, "Spare your people, O Lord, and make not your heritage a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, 'Where is their God?'
  11. Cross References
    Micah 4:11
    Now many nations are assembled against you, saying, "Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gaze upon Zion.
  12. Cross References
    Psalms 18:42
    I beat them fine as dust before the wind; I cast them out like the mire of the streets.
    2 Samuel 22:43
    I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.
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