Micah 7:7
Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7 in other translations
| BSB | But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. |
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| WEB | But as for me, I will look to the LORD. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. |
| ASV | But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. |
| YLT | And I--in Jehovah I do watch, I do wait for the God of my salvation, Hear me doth my God. |
| DARBY | But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. |
| BBE | But as for me, I am looking to the Lord; I am waiting for the God of my salvation: the ears of my God will be open to me. |
| Webster | Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. |
What does Micah 7:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Micah 7:1-7
The prophet bemoans himself that he lived among a people ripening apace for ruin, in which many good persons would suffer. Men had no comfort, no satisfaction in their own families or in their nearest relations. Contempt and violation of domestic duties are a sad symptom of universal corruption. Those are never likely to come to good who are undutiful to their parents. The prophet saw no safety or comfort but in…
Micah 7:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Micah 7:7
- Lamentations 3:25-26
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
- Psalms 37:7
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
- 1 John 5:14-15
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
- Isaiah 45:22
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
- Isaiah 25:9
And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
- Psalms 27:12-14
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
- Psalms 34:5-6
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
- Psalms 40:1-3
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
- Psalms 55:16-17
As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
- Psalms 38:15
For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
- Psalms 25:5
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
- Habakkuk 3:17-19
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 34:5,6; 55:16,17; 109:4; 142:4,5; Isa 8:17; 45:22; Hab 3:17-19
Lu 6:11,12
wait.
Ge 49:18; Ps 25:5; 27:12-14; 37:7; 40:1-3; 62:1-8; Isa 12:2; 25:9
La 3:25,26; Lu 2:25-32
my God.
Ps 4:2,3; 38:15; 50:15; 65:2; 1Jo 5:14,15
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Context
- Micah 7:6
For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
- Micah 7:7
Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
- Micah 7:8
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.
Micah 7:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Yo empero á Jehová esperaré, esperaré al Dios de mi salud: el Dios mío me oirá. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais moi, je regarderai vers l’ Éternel, je m’attendrai au Dieu de mon salut; mon Dieu m’écoutera. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich aber will nach Jehova ausschauen, will harren auf den Gott meines Heils; mein Gott wird mich erhören. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ego autem ad Dominum aspiciam; exspectabo Deum, salvatorem meum: audiet me Deus meus. |