Micah 7:8
Rejoice not, thou, my enemy, over me, because I am fallen: I shall arise, when I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
7But I will look towards the Lord, I will wait for God my Saviour: my God will hear me.
Cross References
Job 31:29If I have been glad at the downfall of him that hated me, and have rejoiced that evil had found him.
Psalms 20:8Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God.
Psalms 35:15But they rejoiced against me, and came together : scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew not.
Psalms 35:24Judge me, O Lord my God according to thy justice, and let them not rejoice over me.
Psalms 37:24When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him.
Psalms 41:10For even the man of peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, hath greatly supplanted me.
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 →