But I will look to Jehovah; I will hope in the God of my salvation. My God will hear me!
I will wait for the Lord, or I will set my eyes. Ps 34:5, Ps 34:6; Ps 55:16, Ps 55:17; Ps 109:4; Ps 142:4, Ps 142:5; Isaiah 8:17; Isaiah 45:22; Hab 3:17-19; Luke 6:11, Luke 6:12.
I will wait for God. Gen 49:18; Ps 25:5; Ps 27:12-14; Ps 37:7; Ps 40:1-3; Ps 62:1-8; Isaiah 12:2; Isaiah 25:9; Lam 3:25, Lam 3:26; Luke 2:25-32.
my God will hear me. Ps 4:2, Ps 4:3; Ps 38:15; Ps 50:15; Ps 65:2; 1Jn 5:14, 1Jn 5:15.
Source: The Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
But I will look to the LORD: These words are a pun on the text of v. Mic 7:4. While it was necessary to be a watchman for the coming of an enemy army, Micah was to be a watchman for the coming of the Lord.
Source: New Illustrated Caribbean Bible Commentary
BUT I WILL LOOK AT THE LORD. In the midst of a morally sick society, Micah put his faith in God and his promises. He knew that God would uphold him, that one day he would execute justice against all evil and cause justice to reign (v. Mic 7:9).
(1) God calls believers in Christ to live “in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation” and to shine “as lights in the world” (Phil 2:15).
(2) Although evil increases and society disintegrates, believers can offer God’s gift of salvation to all who are willing to listen, while praying and waiting for the day when He will set all things right (cf. .vv. Mic 7:15-20).
Source: Full Life Study Bible
Despite his deplorable circumstances, Micah as God’s watchman (cf. v. Mic 7:14) would dedicate himself to searching everywhere for evidence of God’s handiwork, and would have confidence that God would act in his own time and way (cf. Hab 3:16-19).
Source: MacArthur Study Bible
CROSS-REFERENCES
q 248 Ps 34:5; Ps 123:2; Isaiah 8:17
r 249 Gen 49:18; Ps 25:5; Ps 62:1; Lam 3:26; Luke 2:25
s 250 Ps 4:3; Salt 40:1; Ps 65:2; Isaiah 12:2; Isaiah 25:9; 1Jn 5:14
Source: New World Translation
I’ll roll my eyes…I’ll wait. Despite the adverse circumstances, the people react and trust in the only one who can hear them and save them (cf. Ps 119:67, 71, 75, 92).