The Pulpit Commentary on Micah 7:8

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Israel in her sorrow and captivity asserts her undiminished confidence in the Lord. O mine enemy. The oppressor of the Church, the worldly power, is represented at one time by Asshur, at another by Babylon.

God uses these heathen kingdoms as agents of his vengeance. When I fall; have I fallen; if I have fallen; i.e. suppose I have suffered calamity and loss (Amos 5:2). Sit in darkness. Darkness is another metaphor for distress (Psalms 23:4; Isaiah 9:2; Lamentations 3:6; Amos 5:18).

The Lord shall be a light unto me, giving me gladness and true discernment (comp. Psalms 27:1; Psalms 97:11). The distinction between darkness and the full light of day is more marked in Eastern countries than in our Northern climes.

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