Micah 7:7 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore I will looke vnto the Lord: I will waite for God my Sauiour: my God will heare me.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:5 Trust ye not in a friend, neither put ye confidence in a counseller: keepe the doores of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome.

Micah 7:6 For the sonne reuileth the father: ye daughter riseth vp against her mother: the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe, and a mans enemies are the men of his owne house.

Micah 7:7 Therefore I will looke vnto the Lord: I will waite for God my Sauiour: my God will heare me.

Micah 7:8 Reioyce not against me, O mine enemie: though I fall, I shall arise: when I shall sit in darkenesse, the Lord shalbe a light vnto me.

Micah 7:9 I will beare the wrath of the Lord because I haue sinned against him, vntill he pleade my cause, and execute iudgement for me: then will he bring me foorth to the light, and I shall see his righteousnesse.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "looke", "vnto", "lord", "waite", "sauiour", and "heare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "looke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For the sonne reuileth the father ye..." into verse 8's "Reioyce not against me O mine enemie...", so "therefore" and "looke" 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 "therefore" and "looke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.