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Micah 7:9 KJV
Micah · chapter 7 · verse 9
I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.Micah 7:9 · King James Version
Micah 7:9 in context
7Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
8Rejoice 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.
9I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
10Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
11In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- indignationzaʻaphangerH2197 →
- judgmentmishpâṭproperly, a verdict pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree divine…H4941 →
- executeʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
- sinnedchâṭâʼproperly, to missH2398 →
- pleadrîybproperly, to tossH7378 →
- causerîyba contestH7379 →
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The prophet, having sadly complained of the wickedness of the times he lived in, here fastens upon some considerations for the comfort of himself and his friends, in reference thereunto. The case is bad, but it is not desperate. Yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-13