Micah 7:9

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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
bear	אֶשָּׂ֔א 'e.Sa'	H5375	to lift · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
indignation	זַ֤עַף Za.'af	H2197	anger · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
sinned	חָטָ֖אתִי cha.Ta.ti	H2398	properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
plead	יָרִ֤יב ya.Riv	H7378	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
cause	רִיבִי֙ ri.Vi	H7379	a contest (personal or legal) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
execute	וְעָשָׂ֣ה ve.'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
judgment	מִשְׁפָּטִ֔י mish.pa.Ti	H4941	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
forth	יוֹצִיאֵ֣נִי yo.tzi.'E.ni	H3318	to go (causatively · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
light	לָא֔וֹר la.'or	H216	illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
behold	אֶרְאֶ֖ה 'er.'Eh	H7200	to see · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
righteousness	בְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ be.tzid.ka.To	H6666	rightness (abstractly) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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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 mani…
Psalms 37:6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
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.
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:
Hebrews 12:6-7 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Lamentations 3:39-42 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
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.
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 o…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Micah 7:7-13

The prophet, having sadly complained of the wickedness of the times he lived in, here fastens upon some considerations for the comfort of himself and his friends, in reference thereunto. The case is bad, but it is not desperate. Yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. I. "Though God be now displeased he shall be reconciled to us, and then all will be well, Mic 7:7, Mic 7:9. We are now under the indignation of the Lord; God is angry with us, and justly, because we have sinned against him." Note, It is our sin against God that provokes his indignation against us; and we must see it, and own it, whenever we are under divine rebukes, that we may justify God, and may study to answe…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 7:9

bear--patiently. the indignation of the Lord--His punishment inflicted on me (Lam 3:39). The true penitent "accepts the punishment of his iniquity" (Lev 26:41, Lev 26:43); 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 and spiritual redemption. I shall behold his righteousness--His gracious faithfulness to His promises (Psa 103:17).

Adam Clarke on Micah 7:9

I 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.

John Gill on Micah 7:9

I will bear the indignation of the Lord,.... The Targum prefaces these words with "Jerusalem saith;'' and they are the words of the prophet, in the name of Jerusalem or the church, resolving in the strength of divine grace to bear the present affliction, which had at least some appearance of divine indignation in it; not against the persons of God's people, who are always the objects of his love, and towards whom there is no fury in him; but against their sins, which are displeasing and abominable to him; and this is not in a vindictive way, for such indignation they could never bear; nor can any creature stand before it, or bear up under it; and, besides, Christ has bore the wrath and ind…

The Church Fathers

We sometimes bear illness as a punishment for sin intended for our conversion, "for whom the Lord loves," says the Scripture, "he chastises." Again Scripture teaches, "Therefore are there many infirm and weak among you, and some have died. But if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged, we are chastised by the Lord that we be not condemned with the world." Consequently, when we who belong to this class have recognized our transgressions, it may be fitting that we should simply bear in silence and without recourse to medicine all the afflictions which come to us, remembering the words of the prophet: "I will bear the wrath of the Lord because I have sinned against him." We should, moreover, give proof of our amendment by bringing forth fruits worthy of penance, remembering the words of the Lord: "Behold, you are made whole; sin no more, lest some worse thing happen to you." Sometimes also, when sickness afflicts us at the request of the evil one, our benevolent master may condescend to enter combat with him, treating him as if he were a mighty adversary and confounding his boasts by the heroic patience of his servants.
— Basil of Caesarea, THE LONG RULES 55

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Dictionary and topics

Afflicted Saints · Should acknowledge the justice of their chastisements — Should acknowledge the justice of their chastisements
Afflictions · Tempered with mercy — Tempered with mercy
Afflictions And Adversities · .Tempered with mercy — .Tempered with mercy
Anger Of God, The · To be born with submission — To be born with submission
Resignation · EXEMPLIFIED — EXEMPLIFIED
Righteousness Of God, The · Saints: Confident of beholding — Saints: Confident of beholding

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Micah 7:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Micah 7:7-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 7:9

Adam Clarke on Micah 7:9

John Gill on Micah 7:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Micah 7:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Micah 7:7-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 7:9

Adam Clarke on Micah 7:9

John Gill on Micah 7:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Micah 7:9

Keil & Delitzsch on Micah 7:9-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Micah 7:9

Rashi on Micah 7:8