Micah 7:9

Good News Translation

We have sinned against the Lord, so now we must endure his anger for a while. But in the end he will defend us and right the wrongs that have been done to us. He will bring us out to the light; we will live to see him save us.

Cross References

2 Samuel 24:17

David saw the angel who was killing the people, and said to the Lord, “I am the guilty one. I am the one who did wrong. What have these poor people done? You should punish me and my family.”

Job 23:10

Yet God knows every step I take; if he tests me, he will find me pure.

Job 35:14

Job, you say you can't see God; but wait patiently—your case is before him.

Psalm 119:154

Defend my cause, and set me free; save me, as you have promised.

Psalm 37:6

he will make your righteousness shine like the noonday sun.

Psalm 43:1

O God, declare me innocent, and defend my cause against the ungodly; deliver me from lying and evil people!

Psalm 7:6

Rise in your anger, O Lord! Stand up against the fury of my enemies; rouse yourself and help me! Justice is what you demand,

Psalm 94:15

Justice will again be found in the courts, and all righteous people will support it.

Isaiah 42:16

“I will lead my blind people by roads they have never traveled. I will turn their darkness into light and make rough country smooth before them. These are my promises, and I will keep them without fail.

Isaiah 42:7

You will open the eyes of the blind and set free those who sit in dark prisons.

Isaiah 46:13

I am bringing the day of victory near— it is not far away at all. My triumph will not be delayed. I will save Jerusalem and bring honor to Israel there.”

Isaiah 51:22

the Lord your God defends you and says, “I am taking away the cup that I gave you in my anger. You will no longer have to drink the wine that makes you stagger.

Isaiah 56:1

The Lord says to his people, “Do what is just and right, for soon I will save you.

Jeremiah 10:19

The people of Jerusalem cried out, “How badly we are hurt! Our wounds will not heal. And we thought this was something we could endure!

Jeremiah 14:7

My people cry out to me, ‘Even though our sins accuse us, help us, Lord, as you have promised. We have turned away from you many times; we have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 51:10

The Lord says, “My people shout, ‘The Lord has shown that we are in the right. Let's go and tell the people in Jerusalem what the Lord our God has done.’”

Lamentations 1:18

“But the Lord is just, for I have disobeyed him. Listen to me, people everywhere; look at me in my pain. My young men and women have been taken away captive.

Leviticus 26:41

and caused me to turn against them and send them into exile in the land of their enemies. At last, when your descendants are humbled and they have paid the penalty for their sin and rebellion,

Malachi 3:18

Once again my people will see the difference between what happens to the righteous and to the wicked, to the person who serves me and the one who does not.”

1 Corinthians 4:5

So you should not pass judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve.

2 Timothy 4:8

And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day—and not only to me, but to all those who wait with love for him to appear.

Revelation 18:20

Be glad, heaven, because of her destruction! Be glad, God's people and the apostles and prophets! For God has condemned her for what she did to you!

1 Samuel 24:15

The Lord will judge, and he will decide which one of us is wrong. May he look into the matter, defend me, and save me from you.”

1 Samuel 25:39

When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, “Praise the Lord! He has taken revenge on Nabal for insulting me and has kept me his servant from doing wrong. The Lord has punished Nabal for his evil.” Then David sent a proposal of marriage to Abigail.

1 Samuel 26:10

By the living Lord,” David continued, “I know that the Lord himself will kill Saul, either when his time comes to die a natural death or when he dies in battle.

1 Samuel 3:18

So Samuel told him everything; he did not keep anything back. Eli said, “He is the Lord; he will do whatever seems best to him.”