Verse 9
"I will bear the indignation of Jehovah, 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 true penitent accepts the punishment of his iniquity (Leviticus 26:41,43); they who murmur against God do not yet know their guilt (Job 40:4-5).[19]
This verse is the language of the repentant remnant of the people, accepting the justice of their punishment, and yet still trusting in the covenant with God which they were determined to keep.
This believing remnant receives Jehovah's faithfulness and consistency in fulfilling all his promises of punishment for apostasy, so they can trust him to deal with their foes and oppressors in His own time and way.[20]
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