Micah 7:7 (YLT)

Passage

And I--in Jehovah I do watch, I do wait for the God of my salvation, Hear me doth my God.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:5 Believe not in a friend, trust not in a leader, From her who is lying in thy bosom keep the openings of thy mouth.

Micah 7:6 For a son is dishonouring a father, A daughter hath stood against her mother, A daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, The enemies of each <FI>are<Fi> the men of his house.

Micah 7:7 And I--in Jehovah I do watch, I do wait for the God of my salvation, Hear me doth my God.

Micah 7:8 Thou dost not rejoice over me, O mine enemy, When I have fallen, I have risen, When I sit in darkness Jehovah is a light to me.

Micah 7:9 The indignation of Jehovah I do bear, For I have sinned against Him, Till that He doth plead my cause, And hath executed my judgment, He doth bring me forth to the light, I look on His righteousness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "i--in", "jehovah", "watch", "wait", "salvation", "hear", and "doth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "i--in" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For a son is dishonouring a father..." into verse 8's "Thou dost not rejoice over me O...", so "i--in" and "jehovah" 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 "i--in" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.