Font Size
Micah 7:7-9
New International Version
Micah 7:7-9
New International Version
7 But as for me, I watch(A) in hope(B) for the Lord,
I wait for God my Savior;
my God will hear(C) me.
Israel Will Rise
8 Do not gloat over me,(D) my enemy!
Though I have fallen, I will rise.(E)
Though I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be my light.(F)
9 Because I have sinned against him,
I will bear the Lord’s wrath,(G)
until he pleads my case(H)
and upholds my cause.
He will bring me out into the light;(I)
I will see his righteousness.(J)
Micah 7:7-9
New King James Version
Micah 7:7-9
New King James Version
7 Therefore I will look to the Lord;
I will (A)wait for the God of my salvation;
My God will hear me.
Israel’s Confession and Comfort
8 (B)Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
(C)When I fall, I will arise;
When I sit in darkness,
The Lord will be a light to me.
9 (D)I will bear the indignation of the Lord,
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my (E)case
And executes justice for me.
He will bring me forth to the light;
I will see His righteousness.
Micah 7:7-9
English Standard Version
Micah 7:7-9
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.
Micah 7:7-9
King James Version
Micah 7:7-9
King James Version
7 Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
8 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.
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.
Read full chapter
Micah 7:7-9
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Micah 7:7-9
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord,
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.
Penitence and Trust in God
8 Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy;
when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.
9 I must bear the indignation of the Lord,
because I have sinned against him,
until he takes my side
and executes judgement for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
I shall see his vindication.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
New King James Version (NKJV) 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
English Standard Version (ESV) 
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)
New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicised Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993, 1995 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.