Micah 7:7 (DRB)

Passage

But I will look towards the Lord, I will wait for God, my saviour: my God will hear me.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:5 Believe not a friend, and trust not in a prince: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that sleepeth in thy bosom.

Micah 7:6 For the son dishonoureth the father, and the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law: and a man's enemies are they of his own household.

Micah 7:7 But I will look towards the Lord, I will wait for God, my saviour: my God will hear me.

Micah 7:8 Rejoice not, thou my enemy, over me, because I am fallen: I shall arise, when I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.

Micah 7:9 I will bear the wrath of the Lord, because I have sinned against him: until he judge my cause, and execute judgement for me: he will bring me forth into the light, I shall behold his justice.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "look", "towards", "lord", "wait", "saviour", and "hear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "look" and "towards", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For the son dishonoureth the father and..." into verse 8's "Rejoice not thou my enemy over me...", so "look" and "towards" belong inside that flow. In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "look" and "towards" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.