Micah 7:8

Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: though I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah shall be a light unto me.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.

In Context

7But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

9I will bear the indignation of Jehovah for I have sinned against him until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his righteousness.

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Cross References

Job 31:29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, and exulted when evil befell him;

Psalms 20:8They are bowed down and fallen; but we are risen and stand upright.

Psalms 35:15But at my halting they rejoiced, and gathered together: the slanderers gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; they did tear [me], and ceased not:

Psalms 35:24Judge me, Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me.

Psalms 37:24though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand.

Psalms 41:10But thou, Jehovah, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

Matthew Henry on Micah 7:8-14

Seeking Comfort in God; The Sins of the People. ( b. c. 700.) 7 Therefore I will look unto the Lord ; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. 8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. 9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord , because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. 10 Then she that is… Read the whole commentary →

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