Micah 7:9

Micah 7:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the Lord’s wrath, until he pleads my case and upholds my cause. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will bear the indignation of the Lord, Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case And executes justice for me. He will bring me forth to the light; I will see His righteousness.

Context of Micah 7:9

7But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. 8Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; Though I dwell in darkness, the Lord is a light for me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me out to the light, And I will see His righteousness. 10Then my enemy will see, And shame will cover her who said to me, “Where is the Lord your God?” My eyes will look on her; At that time she will be trampled down Like mire of the streets. 11It will be a day for building your walls. On that day will your boundary be extended.

Micah 7:9 word by word

זַ֤עַף יְהוָה֙ אֶשָּׂ֔א כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אתִי ל֑וֹ עַד֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָרִ֤יב רִיבִי֙ וְעָשָׂ֣ה מִשְׁפָּטִ֔י יוֹצִיאֵ֣נִי לָא֔וֹר אֶרְאֶ֖ה בְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• I will bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• the indignationזַ֫עַףza‛aph · rageH2197
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• I have sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• Untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• Untilאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• pleadsרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• my caseרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379
• and executesעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• He will bringיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• I will seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666

Cross-references for Micah 7:9

• Leviticus 26:41I also was acting with hostility against them, to bring them into the land of their enemies--or if their uncircumcised heart becomes humbled so that they then make amends for their iniquity,
• 1 Samuel 3:18So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the Lord; let Him do what seems good to Him.”
• 2 Samuel 16:11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my son who came out from me seeks my life; how much more now this Benjamite? Let him alone and let him curse, for the Lord has told him.
• 2 Samuel 24:17Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking down the people, and said, “Behold, it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done wrong; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let Your hand be against me and against my father’s house.”
• Job 34:31“For has anyone said to God, ‘I have borne chastisement; I will not offend anymore;
• Lamentations 1:18“The Lord is righteous; For I have rebelled against His command; Hear now, all peoples, And behold my pain; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity.
• Lamentations 3:39Why should any living mortal, or any man, Offer complaint in view of his sins?
• Luke 15:18I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight;
• Hebrews 12:6For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, And He scourges every son whom He receives.”
• 1 Samuel 24:15The Lord therefore be judge and decide between you and me; and may He see and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand.”
• 1 Samuel 25:39When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and has kept back His servant from evil. The Lord has also returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent a proposal to Abigail, to take her as his wife.
• 1 Samuel 26:10David also said, “As the Lord lives, surely the Lord will strike him, or his day will come that he dies, or he will go down into battle and perish.
• Psalms 7:6Arise, O Lord, in Your anger; Lift up Yourself against the rage of my adversaries, And arouse Yourself for me; You have appointed judgment.
• Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!
• Jeremiah 50:17“Israel is a scattered flock, the lions have driven them away. The first one who devoured him was the king of Assyria, and this last one who has broken his bones is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
• Jeremiah 51:35May the violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon,” The inhabitant of Zion will say; And, “May my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,” Jerusalem will say.

Commentaries on Micah 7:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9I will bear the indignation of the Lord - The words of the penitent captives, acknowledging their sins and praying for mercy. Until he plead my cause - And wo to the slanderers, when God undertakes to plead for the fallen who have returned to him with deep compunction of heart, seeking redemption in the blood of the cross.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against Him - This is the temper of all penitents, when stricken by God, or under chastisement from Him. “It is the Lord, let Him, do what seemeth Him good” 1 Samuel 3:18. “So let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?” 2 Samuel 16:10. “He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope” Lamentations 3:29. The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Those truly penitent for sin, will see great reason to be patient under affliction. When we complain to the Lord of the badness of the times, we ought to complain against ourselves for the badness of our hearts. We must depend upon God to work deliverance for us in due time. We must not only look to him, but look for him. In our greatest distresses, we shall see no reason to despair of salvation, if by faith we look to the Lord as the God of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9I have sinned: The prophet and other religious people admit their mistakes and responsibility, yet trust in the Lord for redemption. The Lord's righteousness saves and rescues his people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. bear--patiently. the indignation of the Lord--His punishment inflicted on me (La 3:39). The true penitent "accepts the punishment of his iniquity" (Le 26:41, 43); they who murmur against God, do not yet know their guilt (Job 40:4, 5). execute judgment for me--against my foe. God's people plead guilty before God; but, in respect to their human foes, they are innocent and undeserving of their foes' injuries. bring me forth to the light--to the temporal…Read the comment

Topics related to Micah 7:9

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Repentance
• Resignation

In the dictionaries

• Light
• Mouth
• Net
• Micah (2)
• Wrath, (anger)

Commentaries on Micah 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings