Micah 7:7–8
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7:7But I will keep watching for the Lord;
I will wait for the God who delivers me.
My God will hear my lament.18
Jerusalem Will Be Vindicated
7:8My enemies,19 do not gloat20 over me!
Though I have fallen, I will get up.
Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.21
Footnotes
- 18 Heb “me.” In the interest of clarity the nature of the prophet’s cry has been specified as “my lament” in the translation.
- 19 The singular form is understood as collective.
- 20 Or “rejoice” (, , , ); “don’t laugh at me.”
- 21 Darkness represents judgment; light (also in v. 9) symbolizes deliverance. The Lord is the source of the latter.
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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.
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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.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
But I will look to the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation.
My God will hear me.
Do not rejoice over me, my enemy!
Though I have fallen, I will stand up;
though I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be my light.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
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.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
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.
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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.
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