Micah 7:9
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.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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1 Samuel 3:18And Samuel told him all the words, and hid nothing from him. And he said: 'It is the LORD; let Him do what seemeth Him good.'
1 Samuel 25:39And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said: 'Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back His servant from evil; and the evil-doing of Nabal hath the LORD returned upon his own head.' And David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
2 Samuel 16:11And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants: 'Behold, my son, who came forth of my body, seeketh my life; how much more this Benjamite now? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.
Job 23:10For He knoweth the way that I take; when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Job 35:14Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him — the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.
Psalms 37:6And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday.
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 →