Micah 7:7–17

God Is the Source of Salvation and Light

7 But as for me, I will awatch expectantly for the Lord;

I will bwait for the God of my salvation.

My cGod will hear me.

8 aDo not rejoice over me, O bmy enemy.

Though I fall I will crise;

Though I dwell in darkness, the Lord is a dlight for me.

9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord

Because I have sinned against Him,

Until He apleads my case and executes justice for me.

He will bring me out to the blight,

And I will see His 1crighteousness.

10 Then my enemy will see,

And shame will cover her who asaid to me,

“Where is the Lord your God?”

My eyes will look on her;

1At that time she will 2be btrampled down

Like mire of the streets.

11 It will be a day for abuilding your walls.

On that day will your boundary be extended.

12 It will be a day when 1they will acome to you

From Assyria and the cities of Egypt,

From Egypt even to the 2Euphrates,

Even from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.

13 And the earth will become adesolate because of her inhabitants,

On account of the bfruit of their deeds.

14 aShepherd Your people with Your bscepter,

The flock of Your 1possession

Which dwells by itself in the woodland,

In the midst of 2a fruitful field.

Let them feed in cBashan and Gilead

dAs in the days of old.

15 “As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt,

I will show 1ayou miracles.”

16 Nations awill see and be ashamed

Of all their might.

They will bput their hand on their mouth,

Their ears will be deaf.

17 They will alick the dust like a serpent,

Like breptiles of the earth.

They will come ctrembling out of their 1fortresses;

To the Lord our God they will come in ddread

And they will be afraid before You.