Mic 7:8 | NET2full | STEP | My enemies , do not gloat over me! Though I have fallen , I will get up . Though I sit in darkness , the Lord will be my light .

‏ Micah 7:8

Jerusalem Will Be Vindicated

8 My enemies, ^{▼▼tn The singular form is understood as collective.} do not gloat ^{▼▼tn Or “rejoice” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); NCV “don’t laugh at me.”} over me!
Though I have fallen, I will get up.
Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. ^{▼▼sn Darkness represents judgment; light (also in v. 9) symbolizes deliverance.}