Micah 7 · Verse 9

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.
Micah 7:9, King James Version

Micah 7:9 in other translations

BSBBecause 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.
WEBI 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.
ASVI 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.
YLTThe indignation of Jehovah I do bear, For I have sinned against Him, Till that He doth plead my cause, And hath executed my judgment, He doth bring me forth to the light, I look on His righteousness.
DARBYI 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.
BBEI will undergo the wrath of the Lord, because of my sin against him; till he takes up my cause and does what is right for me: when he makes me come out into the light, I will see his righteousness;
WebsterI will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he shall plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

What does Micah 7:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. 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 and spiritual redemption. I shall behold his righteousness--His gracious faithfulness to His promises (Psa 103:17).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Micah 7:8-13

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…

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Micah 7:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

זַ֤עַףZa.'af[the] indignation ofH2197
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'I will bearH5375
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
חָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiI have sinnedH2398
ל֑וֹloto him
עַד֩'aduntilH5704
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834
יָרִ֤יבya.Rivhe will conductH7378
רִיבִי֙ri.Vicase myH7379
וְעָשָׂ֣הve.'a.Sahand he will doH6213
מִשְׁפָּטִ֔יmish.pa.Tijustice myH4941
יוֹצִיאֵ֣נִיyo.tzi.'E.nihe will bring out meH3318
לָא֔וֹרla.'orto the lightH216
אֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhI will lookH7200
בְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ\׃be.tzid.ka.Toon righteousness hisH6666

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Cross references for Micah 7:9

  • 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.

  • Psalms 37:6

    And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

  • 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: Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: …

  • 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.

  • Hebrews 12:6-7

    For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

  • Lamentations 3:39-42

    Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.

  • 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 only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

  • 1 Samuel 3:18

    And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

  • Luke 15:18-19

    I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

  • 1 Samuel 26:10

    David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

  • Job 23:10

    But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
bear.
Le 26:41; 1Sa 3:18; 2Sa 16:11,12; 24:17; Job 34:31,32; La 1:18
La 3:39-42; Lu 15:18,19; Heb 12:6,7
until.
1Sa 24:15; 25:39; 26:10; Ps 7:6; 43:1; Jer 50:17-20,33,34; 51:35,36
Re 6:10,11; 18:20
he will.
Job 23:10; Ps 37:6; Mal 3:18; 1Co 4:5; 2Th 1:5-10; 2Ti 4:8

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Context

  • 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 7:9

    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.

  • Micah 7:10

    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.

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Micah 7:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
La ira de Jehová soportaré, porque pequé contra él, hasta que juzgue mi causa y haga mi juicio; él me sacará á luz; veré su justicia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Je supporterai l’indignation de l’ Éternel, car j’ai péché contre lui, – jusqu’à ce qu’il prenne en main ma cause et me fasse droit: il me fera sortir à la lumière; je verrai sa justice.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Den Grimm Jehovas will ich tragen, -denn ich habe gegen ihn gesündigt-bis er meinen Rechtsstreit führen und mir Recht verschaffen wird. Er wird mich herausführen an das Licht, ich werde seine Gerechtigkeit anschauen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Iram Domini portabo, quoniam peccavi ei, donec causam meam judicet, et faciat judicium meum. Educet me in lucem: videbo justitiam ejus.