Micah thanks God for his faithful love
14 Lord, we belong to you as your people.
Please take care of us and protect us,
as a shepherd takes care of his sheep.
We are like sheep that live alone in a forest,
with fields of grass all around us.
Please lead us out to Bashan and Gilead.
We can eat there as we did a long time ago.
7:14Bashan and Gilead were on the east side of the Jordan River. They were good places for sheep because lots of grass grew there. Micah is asking God to provide good things for his people, as he had done in past times.
15 The Lord says,
‘I will do miracles to help you,
as I did when I rescued you from Egypt.’
16 People of other nations will see the Lord help his people.
They will be ashamed because their power has finished.
They will be very upset.
They will not be able to say anything or hear anything.
17 They will move low along the ground,
like snakes that eat the dust.
They will be very afraid
as they come out of their safe places.
They will see the power of the Lord our God,
and they will shake with fear.
18 Lord, there is no God like you.
You forgive the sins of your people who remain,
the people who belong to you.
You do not continue to be angry for ever.
Instead, you love us with a faithful love.
19 You will be kind and forgive us once again.
You will remove the evil things that we have done.
You will throw our sins into the deep sea!
20 You will be faithful and you will continue to love us,
as you promised our ancestors long ago.
We are descendants of Jacob and Abraham,
and you will be faithful to your promise to them.
7:20Abraham was Jacob's grandfather. Jacob was the ancestor of Israel's people. God made promises to Abraham. See Genesis 15:1-21; 17:1-8. 