Mic 7:8-10 | NET2full | STEP | My enemies , do not gloat over me! Though I have fallen , I will get up . Though I sit in darkness , the Lord will be my light .

Micah 7:8-10

Jerusalem Will Be Vindicated

8 My enemies, ^{▼▼tn The singular form is understood as collective.} do not gloat ^{▼▼tn Or “rejoice” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); NCV “don’t laugh at me.”} over me!
Though I have fallen, I will get up.
Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. ^{▼▼sn Darkness represents judgment; light (also in v. 9) symbolizes deliverance.}
9 I must endure ^{▼▼tn Heb “bear, carry.”} the Lord’s fury,
for I have sinned against him.
But then ^{▼▼tn Heb “until.”} he will defend my cause ^{▼▼tn Or “plead my case” (NASB and NIV both similar); NRSV “until he takes my side.”}
and accomplish justice on my behalf.
He will lead me out into the light;
I will witness his deliverance. ^{▼▼tn Or “justice, vindication.”}
10 When my enemies see this, they will be covered with shame.
They say ^{▼▼tn Heb “who say.” A new sentence was begun here in the translation for stylistic reasons.} to me, “Where is the Lord your God?”
I will gloat over them; ^{▼▼tn Heb “My eyes will look on them.”}
then they will be trampled down ^{▼▼tn Heb “a trampled-down place.”}
like mud in the streets.