Micah 7:9-20

Because I have sinned against him, I must endure the  Lord’s fury until he champions my cause  and establishes justice for me.  He will bring me into the light;  I will see his salvation.  , Then my enemy will see, and she will be covered with shame, the one who said to me, “Where is the Lord your God? ”  My eyes will look at her in triumph; at that time she will be trampled like mud in the streets.  A day will come for rebuilding your walls;  on that day your boundary will be extended.  On that day people will come to you  from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates River and from sea to sea and mountain to mountain. Then the earth will become a wasteland  because of its inhabitants and as a result of their actions.  Shepherd your people  with your staff,  the flock that is your possession. They live alone  in a woodland surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead  as in ancient times.  I will perform miracles for them  as in the days of your exodus from the land of Egypt.  Nations will see and be ashamed of  all their power. They will put their hands over their mouths,  and their ears will become deaf. They will lick the dust like a snake;  they will come trembling out of their hiding places  like reptiles slithering on the ground.  They will tremble in the presence of the Lord our God;  they will stand in awe of you. Who is a God like you,  forgiving iniquity and passing over rebellion  for the remnant of his inheritance?  He does not hold on to his anger forever  because he delights in faithful love.  He will again have compassion on us; he will vanquish our iniquities.  You will cast all our   sins into the depths of the sea.  You will show loyalty to Jacob  and faithful love to Abraham, as you swore to our ancestors  from days long ago.