Micah 7:9

Micah 7:9

7 Therefore I will look to the Lord;
I will ^await for the God of my salvation;
My God will hear me.

Israel’s Confession and Comfort

8 ^aDo not rejoice over me, my enemy;
^bWhen I fall, I will arise;
When I sit in darkness,
The Lord will be a light to me.

9 ^aI will bear the indignation of the Lord,
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my ^bcase
And executes justice for me.
He will bring me forth to the light;
I will see His righteousness.

10 Then she who is my enemy will see,
And ^ashame will cover her who said to me,
^b“Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will see her;
Now she will be trampled down
Like mud in the streets.

11 In the day when your ^awalls are to be built,
In that day¹ the decree shall go far and wide.

12 In that day ^athey shall come to you
From Assyria and the¹ fortified cities,
From the¹ fortress to the River,
From sea to sea,
And mountain to mountain.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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bear—patiently.

the indignation of the Lord—His punishment inflicted on me (Lamentations 3:39). The true penitent "accepts the punishment of his iniquity" (Leviticus 26:41, Leviticus 26:43); they who murmur against God, do not yet know their guilt (Job 40:4-5).

execute judgment for me—against my foe. God's people plead guilty before God; but, in respect to their human foes, they are innocent and undeserving of their foes' injuries.

bring me forth to the light—to the temporal and spiritual redemption.

I shall behold his righteousness—His gracious faithfulness to His promises (Psalms 103:17).

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