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Micah 7:7–8

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7But I will look to the Lord;h

I will wait for the God of my salvation.i

My God will hear me.j

ZION’S VINDICATION

8Do not rejoice over me,k my enemy!

Though I have fallen, I will stand up;l

though I sit in darkness,

the Lord will be my light.m

Read in Logos
Micah 7:7: But 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

  1. hHab 2:1
  2. iPs 130:5; Is 25:9
  3. jPs 4:3
  4. kOb 12
  5. lAm 9:11
  6. mPs 27:1; Is 9:2

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But as for me, I will look to the Lord;

I will wait for the God of my salvation;

my God will hear me.

Rejoice not over me, O my enemy;

when I fall, I shall rise;

when I sit in darkness,

the Lord will be a light to me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord,

I wait for God my Savior;

my God will hear me.

Do not gloat over me, my enemy!

Though I have fallen, I will rise.

Though I sit in darkness,

the Lord will be my light.

NLTNew Living Translation

As for me, I look to the Lord for help.

I wait confidently for God to save me,

and my God will certainly hear me.

Do not gloat over me, my enemies!

For though I fall, I will rise again.

Though I sit in darkness,

the Lord will be my light.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But as for me, I will look to Yahweh;

I will wait for the God of my salvation.

My God will hear me.

You should not rejoice over me, O my enemy!

When I fall I will stand up;

when I sit in darkness

Yahweh will be a light for me.

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore I will look unto the Lord;

I will wait for the God of my salvation:

My God will hear me.

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.