Micah 7:8
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.
King James Version
In Context
7Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Cross References
Job 31:29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
Psalms 20:8They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
Psalms 35:15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:
Psalms 35:24Judge me, O LORD 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 the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
Psalms 41:10But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto 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 →