KJV King James Version
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Micah 7:7
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
WEB World English Bible
But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
ASV American Standard Version
But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I—in Jehovah I do watch, I do wait for the God of my salvation, Hear me doth my God.
Surrounding context — Micah 7
4 The best of them [is] as a brier: the most upright [is sharper] than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen [and] thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
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.
7 Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
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.
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.
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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Lamentations 3:25-26The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.Psalm 37:7Rest 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 5:14-15And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:Isaiah 45:22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else.Isaiah 25:9And 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.Psalm 27:12-14Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.Psalm 34:5-6They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.Psalm 55:16-17As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.Psalm 40:1-3To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.Psalm 130:5I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.Psalm 25:5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.Habakkuk 3:17-19Although 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:Psalm 38:15For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.Psalm 109:4For my love they are my adversaries: but I [give myself unto] prayer.Genesis 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.Psalm 65:2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.Psalm 62:1-8To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him [cometh] my salvation.Isaiah 12:2Behold, God [is] my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH [is] my strength and [my] song; he also is become my salvation.
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