Micah 7:9
I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
The verse is the confession of one who has sinned against God, accepting the Lord's indignation as deserved discipline for that sin and bearing it patiently without murmuring, recognizing that the trouble came because of sin. The sinner endures the divine displeasure while waiting in trust for God Himself to plead the cause and execute judgment, to defend and decide in the sinner's favor and to give justice. Those who have fallen lowest may speak these words with confidence that God will defend their cause and decide in their favor.
God does not forsake His people when they pass through sorrow and darkness, but is Himself their light to them in darkness. He brings the repentant out of darkness and sorrow into the light, where they behold His righteousness. This is a promise that God is willing to forgive and accept all who return to Him wholeheartedly. That hope sustained Judah's faithful remnant during years of apostasy and encouraged the people to respond to Hezekiah's reform and to turn back to God.
David's response to humiliation and retribution exemplifies this humble, patient trust, for having sinned against God he bore the Lord's indignation without murmuring until God should plead his cause and execute judgment for him. He hoped God might again show him favor and turn his mourning to joy. His experience shows that God's discipline does not mean abandonment, but serves His purposes of mercy and can purify without destroying.
The grief and uncertainty of the disciples while Jesus lay in the tomb illustrate this same assurance, a dark time when God's people could not yet understand what was happening but were not forsaken and would be brought out of it into light. The verse belongs especially to those who have fallen the lowest, who often fall and struggle to rise again and who battle discouragement, difficulty, darkness, and craving for sympathy and help. Awakened to hope by pitying tenderness and honored with confidence and respect, they are led to feel that it is not too late for them, and this gives fallen, struggling people grounds for hope.