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Micah 7:7-9
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Micah 7:7-9
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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
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.
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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 7:18-19
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Micah 7:18-19
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18 Who is a God(A) like you,
who pardons sin(B) and forgives(C) the transgression
of the remnant(D) of his inheritance?(E)
You do not stay angry(F) forever
but delight to show mercy.(G)
19 You will again have compassion on us;
you will tread our sins underfoot
and hurl all our iniquities(H) into the depths of the sea.(I)
Micah 7:18-19
King James Version
Micah 7:18-19
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18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
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Micah 7:18-19
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Micah 7:18-19
New King James Version
18 (A)Who is a God like You,
(B)Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of (C)the remnant of His heritage?
(D)He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in (E)mercy.[a]
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all [b]our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
Footnotes
- Micah 7:18 Or lovingkindness
- Micah 7:19 Lit. their
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