Micah 7:7-10
English Standard Version
7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
(A)I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.
8 (B)Rejoice not over me, O (C)my enemy;
(D)when I fall, I shall rise;
(E)when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.
9 (F)I will bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until (G)he pleads my cause
and executes judgment for me.
(H)He will bring me out to the light;
I shall look upon his vindication.
10 Then (I)my enemy will see,
and shame will cover her who (J)said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”
(K)My eyes will look upon her;
now she will be trampled down
(L)like the mire of the streets.
Micah 7:7-10
The Message
7 But me, I’m not giving up.
I’m sticking around to see what God will do.
I’m waiting for God to make things right.
I’m counting on God to listen to me.
Spreading Your Wings
8-10 Don’t, enemy, crow over me.
I’m down, but I’m not out.
I’m sitting in the dark right now,
but God is my light.
I can take God’s punishing rage.
I deserve it—I sinned.
But it’s not forever. He’s on my side
and is going to get me out of this.
He’ll turn on the lights and show me his ways.
I’ll see the whole picture and how right he is.
And my enemy will see it, too,
and be discredited—yes, disgraced!
This enemy who kept taunting,
“So where is this God of yours?”
I’m going to see it with these, my own eyes—
my enemy disgraced, trash in the gutter.
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