Micah 7:9

English Standard Version 2016

I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.

Psalm 37:6

He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.

1 Samuel 24:15

May the Lord therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand.”

2 Timothy 4:8

Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

Malachi 3:18

Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!”

Isaiah 46:13

I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off, and my salvation will not delay; I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel my glory.”

Psalm 43:1

Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man deliver me!

Psalm 7:6

Arise, O Lord, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies; awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.

Job 23:10

But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.

2 Samuel 24:17

Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me and against my father’s house.”

1 Samuel 26:10

And David said, “As the Lord lives, the Lord will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish.

1 Samuel 25:39

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord who has avenged the insult I received at the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from wrongdoing. The Lord has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent and spoke to Abigail, to take her as his wife.

1 Samuel 3:18

So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the Lord. Let him do what seems good to him.”

Leviticus 26:41

so that I walked contrary to them and brought them into the land of their enemies—if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity,

Lamentations 1:18

“The Lord is in the right, for I have rebelled against his word; but hear, all you peoples, and see my suffering; my young women and my young men have gone into captivity.

Psalm 94:15

for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Psalm 119:154

Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!

Isaiah 42:7

to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.

Isaiah 42:16

And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.

Isaiah 56:1

Thus says the Lord: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my righteousness be revealed.

Jeremiah 10:19

Woe is me because of my hurt! My wound is grievous. But I said, “Truly this is an affliction, and I must bear it.”

Jeremiah 51:10

The Lord has brought about our vindication; come, let us declare in Zion the work of the Lord our God.

Job 35:14

How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him!

Isaiah 51:22

Thus says your Lord, the Lord, your God who pleads the cause of his people: “Behold, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering; the bowl of my wrath you shall drink no more;

Jeremiah 14:7

“Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord, for your name’s sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.