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.”
Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
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.
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.
In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.
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Cross-References
“Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.”
“Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.”
“But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.”
“And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.”
“For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.”