Micah 7:8
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me.
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Job 31:29If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;
Psalms 20:8They are bowed down and fallen; But we are risen, and stand upright.
Psalms 35:15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; They did tear me, and ceased not:
Psalms 35:24Judge me, O 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 him with his hand.
Psalms 41:10But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon 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 →