Micah 7:8

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy. 1 After I fall, 1 I will rise. 1 When I sit in darkness, 1 Yahweh will be a light for me. 1

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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 as for me, I will look to Yahweh. 1 I will wait for the God of my salvation; 1 my God will hear me. 1

9Because I sinned against Yahweh, 1 I will bear his rage 1 until he pleads my cause, 1 and executes judgment for me. 1 He will bring me to the light, 1 and I will see him rescue me in his justice. 1

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Cross References

Job 31:29If I have rejoiced at the destruction of anyone who hated me 1 or congratulated myself when disaster overtook him, 1 then bring charges against me! 1

Psalms 20:8They will be brought down and fall, 1 but we will rise and stand upright! 1

Psalms 35:15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; 1 they gathered together against me, and I was surprised by them. 1 They tore at me without stopping. 1

Psalms 35:24Defend me, Yahweh my God, because of your righteousness; 1 do not let them rejoice over me. 1

Psalms 37:24Though he stumbles, he will not fall down, 1 for Yahweh is holding him with his hand. 1

Psalms 41:10But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me and raise me up 1 so that I may pay them back. 1

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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