New American Standard Bible 1995

Micah 7:7-10

7But as for me, I willwatchאֲצַפֶּ֔ה'a.tza.PehH6822expectantlyH6822for the Lordבַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehH3068; I willwaitאוֹחִ֖ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176for the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִ֑יyish.'IH3468. MyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430will hearיִשְׁמָעֵ֖נִיyish.ma.'E.niH8085me.

8Do not rejoiceתִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtis.me.ChiH8055over me, Omy enemyH340.Thoughכִּ֥יkiH3588I fallנָפַ֖לְתִּיna.Fal.tiH5307I willriseקָ֑מְתִּיKa.me.tiH6965;Thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588I dwellאֵשֵׁ֣ב'e.ShevH3427in darknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is alightא֥וֹר'orH216for me.

9I will bearאֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'H5375the indignationזַ֤עַףZa.'afH2197of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I have sinnedחָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against Him,Untilעַד֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834Hepleadsיָרִ֤יבya.RivH7378my caseרִיבִי֙ri.ViH7379and executesוְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.SahH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יmish.pa.TiH4941for me.He will bringיוֹצִיאֵ֣נִיyo.tzi.'E.niH3318me out to thelightלָא֔וֹרla.'orH216, AndI will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200Hisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃be.tzid.ka.ToH6666.

10Then my enemyH340will seeוְתֵרֶ֤אve.te.Re'H7200,And shameבוּשָׁ֔הvu.ShahH955will coverוּתְכַסֶּ֣הָu.te.kha.Se.haH3680her whosaidהָאֹמְרָ֣הha.'o.me.RahH559to me, “Whereאַיּ֖וֹ'ai.YoH335is the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430?”My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869will lookתִּרְאֶ֣ינָּהtir.'Ei.nahH7200on her;At that timeעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258she will betrampledH4823downH4823Like mireכְּטִ֥יטke.TitH2916of the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

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