Micah 7:7

But I will look to the Lord; I will wait upon God my Saviour: my God will listen to me.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6For the son dishonors his father, the daughter will rise up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law: those in his house shall be all a man's enemies.

8Rejoice not against me, my enemy; for I have fallen yet shall arise; for though I should sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light to me.

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Cross References

Genesis 49:18waiting for the salvation of the Lord.

Psalms 4:2O you⌃ sons of men, how long will you⌃ be + 4:2 Lit. heavy of heart. slow of heart? therefore do you⌃ love vanity, and seek falsehood? Pause. 1

Psalms 37:7For my soul is filled with mockings; and there is no health in my flesh. 1

Psalms 40:1Blessed is the man who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day. 1

Matthew Henry on Micah 7:2-7

The Sins of the People. ( b. c. 700.) 1 Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape-gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the first-ripe fruit. 2 The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his… Read the whole commentary →

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