Micah 7:7 (KJV)

Passage

Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.

Micah 7:6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.

Micah 7:7 Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Micah 7:8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.

Micah 7:9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "look", "lord", "wait", "salvation", and "hear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "look", 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 the..." into verse 8's "Rejoice not against me O mine enemy...", so "therefore" and "look" 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 "look" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.