Micah 7:9

Forgiveness Sin Guilt and conscience Justice

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.

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.

¹⁰ Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

¹¹ In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
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.
WEB: I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light. I will see his righteousness.
ASV: I will bear the indignation of Jehovah, 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.
DARBY: I will bear the indignation of Jehovah for I have sinned against him until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his righteousness.
BLB: The indignation of YHWH I will bear, because I have sinned against Him, until when He will fight my fight, and execute justice by me; He will bring me forth to the light, [and] I will look on His righteousness.

ÅB: Herrens vrede vil jeg bære,
for jeg har syndet mot ham —
inntil han fører saken min
og feller dom for meg.
Han skal føre meg ut i lyset.
Jeg skal se hans rettferdighet med glede.
OTB: Jeg vil tåle Herrens indignasjon
Fordi jeg har syndet mot Ham,
Inntil Han fører min sak og utfører rettferdighet for meg.
Han vil føre meg ut til lyset,
Og jeg vil se Hans rettferdighet.
B1930: Herrens vrede vil jeg bære, for jeg har syndet mot ham - inntil han fører min sak og hjelper mig til min rett; han skal føre mig ut i lyset, jeg skal se med fryd på hans rettferdighet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
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Psalms 37:6
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
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2 Thessalonians 1:5–10
Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
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1 Samuel 24:15
The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
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Hebrews 12:6–7
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
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Lamentations 3:39–42
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
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Malachi 3:18
Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
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2 Timothy 4:8
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
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