Micah 7:8
Do not rejoice against me, my enemy.When I fall, I will arise.When I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.
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In The King James Version
In Context
7But as for me, I will look to the Lord.I will wait for the God of my salvation.My God will hear me.
Cross References
Job 31:29"If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me,or lifted up myself when evil found him;
Psalms 20:8They are bowed down and fallen,but we rise up, and stand upright.
Psalms 35:15But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together.The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I did not know it.They tore at me, and did not cease.
Psalms 35:24Vindicate me, Lord my God, according to your righteousness.Do not let them gloat over me.
Psalms 37:24Though he stumble, he shall not fall,for the Lord holds him up with his hand.NUN
Psalms 41:10But you, Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up,that I may repay 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 →