Micah 7:8
Do not rejoice, O mine enemy, against me, Though I fall, I shall rise again! Though I sit in darkness, Yahweh, is a light to me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7But, I, for Yahweh, will watch, I will wait for the God of my salvation,—My God, will hear me.
Cross References
Job 31:29If rejoiced in the misfortune of him that hated me, or exulted when calamity found him;—
Psalms 20:8They, have bowed down and fallen, but, we, have arisen, and stand upright.
Psalms 35:15But, in mine overthrow, have they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together,—There gathered themselves together against me foolish men, and I knew it not, They have torn in pieces, and not been silent;
Psalms 35:24Vindicate me according to thy righteousness, O Yahweh, my God! And let them not rejoice over me:
Psalms 37:24Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.
Psalms 41:10But, thou, O Yahweh, show me favour 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 →