Micah 7 (New American Standard Bible)

Micah 7

The Prophet Acknowledges

    ¹Woe is me! For I am
         Like the fruit pickers, like the ^(A)grape gatherers
         There is not a cluster of grapes to eat,
         Or a ^(B)first-ripe fig which I crave.
    ²The godly person has ^(C)perished from the land,
         And there is no upright person among men
         All of them lie in wait for ^(D)bloodshed;
         Each of them hunts the other with a ^(E)net.
    ³Concerning evil, both hands do it ^(F)well
         The prince asks, also the judge, for a ^(G)bribe,
         And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
         So they weave it together.
    ⁴The best of them is like a ^(H)briar,
         The most upright like a ^(I)thorn hedge
         The day when you post your watchmen,
         Your ^(J)punishment will come
         Then their ^(K)confusion will occur.
    ⁵Do not ^(L)trust in a neighbor;
         Do not have confidence in a friend.
         From her who lies in your bosom
         Guard your lips.
    ⁶For ^(M)son treats father contemptuously,
         Daughter rises up against her mother,
         Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
         ^(N)A man's enemies are the men of his own household.

God Is the Source of Salvation and Light

    ⁷But as for me, I will ^(O)watch expectantly for the LORD;
         I will ^(P)wait for the God of my salvation
         My ^(Q)God will hear me.
    ^8(R)Do not rejoice over me, O ^(S)my enemy
         Though I fall I will ^(T)rise;
         Though I dwell in darkness, the LORD is a ^(U)light for me.
    ⁹I will bear the indignation of the LORD
         Because I have sinned against Him,
         Until He ^(V)pleads my case and executes justice for me
         He will bring me out to the ^(W)light,
         And I will see His ^(X)righteousness.
    ¹⁰Then my enemy will see,
         And shame will cover her who ^(Y)said to me,
         "Where is the LORD your God?"
         My eyes will look on her;
         At that time she will be ^(Z)trampled down
         Like mire of the streets.
    ¹¹It will be a day for ^(AA)building your walls.
         On that day will your boundary be extended.
    ¹²It will be a day when they will ^(AB)come to you
         From Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
         From Egypt even to the Euphrates,
         Even from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
    ¹³And the earth will become ^(AC)desolate because of her inhabitants,
         On account of the ^(AD)fruit of their deeds.
    ^14(AE)Shepherd Your people with Your ^(AF)scepter,
         The flock of Your possession
         Which dwells by itself in the woodland,
         In the midst of a fruitful field
         Let them feed in ^(AG)Bashan and Gilead
         ^(AH)As in the days of old.
    ¹⁵"As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt,
         I will show ^(AI)you miracles."
    ¹⁶Nations ^(AJ)will see and be ashamed
         Of all their might
         They will ^(AK)put their hand on their mouth,
         Their ears will be deaf.
    ¹⁷They will ^(AL)lick the dust like a serpent,
         Like ^(AM)reptiles of the earth
         They will come ^(AN)trembling out of their fortresses;
         To the LORD our God they will come in ^(AO)dread
         And they will be afraid before You.
    ¹⁸Who is a God like You, who ^(AP)pardons iniquity
         And passes over the rebellious act of the ^(AQ)remnant of His possession?
         He does not ^(AR)retain His anger forever,
         Because He ^(AS)delights in unchanging love.
    ¹⁹He will again have compassion on us;
         ^(AT)He will tread our iniquities under foot
         Yes, You will ^(AU)cast all their sins
         Into the depths of the sea.
    ²⁰You will give ^(AV)truth to Jacob
         And unchanging love to Abraham,
         Which You ^(AW)swore to our forefathers
         From the days of old.