Micah 7:8

Rejoice not, O my enemy, over me: though I am fallen, I rise again: though I should sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light unto me.

Leeser Tanakh

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 I—I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

9The indignation of the Lord will I bear, because I have sinned against him; until that he plead my cause, and execute justice for me: [when] he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

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Cross References

Job 31:29If ever I rejoiced at the downfall of him that hated me, or was elated when evil befell him;—

Psalms 20:8(20:9) They are prostrate and fallen; but we are risen up and stand erect.

Psalms 35:15But in my downfall they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together; there gathered themselves together against me abject wretches, whom I knew not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

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

Psalms 37:24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth his hand.

Psalms 41:10(41:11) But thou, O Lord, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite it unto 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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