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Micah 7:8

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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

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Footnotes

  1. 19 The singular form is understood as collective.
  2. 20 Or “rejoice” (, , , ); “don’t laugh at me.”
  3. 21 Darkness represents judgment; light (also in v. 9) symbolizes deliverance. The Lord is the source of the latter.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

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

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.