Micah 7:8

God's Word

Don’t laugh at me, my enemies. Although I’ve fallen, I will get up. Although I sit in the dark, the Lord is my light.

Cross References

Job 31:29

“If I enjoyed the ruin of my enemy or celebrated when harm came to him

Psalm 112:4

Light will shine in the dark for a decent person. He is merciful, compassionate, and fair.

Psalm 143:3

The enemy has pursued me. He has ground my life into the dirt. He has made me live in dark places like those who have died long ago.

Psalm 20:8

They will sink to their knees and fall, but we will rise and stand firm.

Psalm 27:1

The Lord is my light and my salvation. Who is there to fear? The Lord is my life’s fortress. Who is there to be afraid of?

Psalm 35:19

Do not let my treacherous enemies gloat over me. Do not let those who hate me for no reason wink ⌞at me⌟.

Psalm 37:21

A wicked person borrows, but he does not repay. A righteous person is generous and giving.

Psalm 37:24

When he falls, he will not be thrown down headfirst because the Lord holds on to his hand.

Psalm 38:16

I said, “Do not let them gloat over me. When my foot slips, do not let them promote themselves at my expense.”

Psalm 84:11

The Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord grants favor and honor. He does not hold back any blessing from those who live innocently.

Psalm 97:11

Light dawns for righteous people and joy for those whose motives are decent.

Isaiah 2:5

Come, descendants of Jacob, let’s live in the light of the Lord.

Isaiah 49:9

You will say to the prisoners, “Come out,” and to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves.” They will graze along every path, and they will find pastures on every bare hill.

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? Let those who walk in darkness and have no light trust the name of the Lord and depend upon their God.

Isaiah 9:2

The people who walk in darkness will see a bright light. The light will shine on those who live in the land of death’s shadow.

Jeremiah 48:27

People of Moab, didn’t you laugh at the people of Israel? Were they caught among thieves? Whenever you talk about them you shake your heads in contempt.

Jeremiah 50:11

“You are happy and excited. You have looted the people who belong to me. You dance around like calves on the grass and neigh like stallions.

Jeremiah 8:4

“Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: When someone falls, he gets back up. When someone turns away from me, he returns.

Ezekiel 25:6

“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: You clapped your hands and stomped your feet. You rejoiced and felt contempt for the land of Israel.

Ezekiel 35:15

You were happy when the land of Israel became a wasteland. I will do the same thing to you. You will become a wasteland, Mount Seir, and so will all of Edom. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

Ezekiel 36:5

In my fiery anger I have spoken against the rest of the nations and against all of Edom. The Edomites have taken possession of my land with wholehearted joy and with complete scorn. They forced out the people and took their land.’

Amos 9:11

On that day I will set up David’s fallen tent. I will repair the holes in it. I will restore its ruined places. I will rebuild them as they were a long time ago.

Obadiah 1:12

Don’t gloat over your relative’s misfortune or be happy when the people of Judah are destroyed. Don’t brag so much when they’re in distress.

Micah 4:10

Daughter of Zion, writhe in pain and groan like a woman in labor. Now you will leave the city, live in the open fields, and go to Babylon. There you will be rescued. There the Lord will reclaim you from your enemies.

Micah 7:10

Then my enemies will see this, and they will be covered with shame, because they asked me, “Where is the Lord your God?” Now I look at them. They are trampled like mud in the streets.

Zechariah 12:8

On that day the Lord will defend those who live in Jerusalem so that even those who stumble will be like David, and David’s family will be like God, like the Messenger of the Lord ahead of them.

Malachi 4:2

“The Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings for you people who fear my name. You will go out and leap like calves let out of a stall.

Matthew 4:16

The people who lived in darkness have seen a bright light. A light has risen for those who live in a land overshadowed by death.”

John 16:20

I can guarantee this truth: You will cry because you are sad, but the world will be happy. You will feel pain, but your pain will turn to happiness.

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will have a life filled with light and will never live in the dark.”

Acts 26:18

You will open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan’s control to God’s. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and a share among God’s people who are made holy by believing in me.’

2 Corinthians 4:6

We are his servants because the same God who said that light should shine out of darkness has given us light. For that reason we bring to light the knowledge about God’s glory which shines from Christ’s face.

2 Corinthians 4:9

We’re persecuted, but we’re not abandoned. We’re captured, but we’re not killed.

Revelation 21:23

The city doesn’t need any sun or moon to give it light because the glory of God gave it light. The lamb was its lamp.

Revelation 22:5

There will be no more night, and they will not need any light from lamps or the sun because the Lord God will shine on them. They will rule as kings forever and ever.