Micah 7:7
Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Note d'étude
Study Note
The confessional declaration 'therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me' follows the bleak social landscape of Micah 7:1-6 — where friends betray, family members become enemies, and social trust collapses — as the theological counter: when all human networks fail, divine faithfulness becomes the sole anchor. The 'therefore' (we'ani) is a powerful pivot from social analysis to personal resolve, mirroring Habakkuk 3:17-18's similar structure of acknowledged disaster followed by defiant trust. The verbs 'look' and 'wait' express active, expectant confidence rather than passive resignation — the posture of one who has not abandoned faith but has refined it to its essential object. The verse has been a model for pastoral counsel in contexts of institutional collapse and social betrayal.
Autres traductions
But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
And I--in Jehovah I do watch, I do wait for the God of my salvation, Hear me doth my God.
But as for me, I am looking to the Lord; I am waiting for the God of my salvation: the ears of my God will be open to me.
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