Psalm 40:2 “He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set…”

Psalm 40:2

He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

World English Bible

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.

American Standard Version

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

Geneva Bible 1599

Hee brought mee also out of the horrible pit, out of the myrie clay, and set my feete vpon the rocke, and ordered my goings.

Darby Translation

And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings:

Young's Literal Translation

And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation — from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps.

Bible in Basic English

He took me up out of a deep waste place, out of the soft and sticky earth; he put my feet on a rock, and made my steps certain.

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Cross references

“brought”

Psalm 71:20 Psalm 86:13 Zechariah 9:11 Acts 2:24 Psalm 143:3 Psalm 116:3

Psalm 71:20 · BSB

Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.

Psalm 86:13 · BSB

For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.

Zechariah 9:11 · BSB

As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

Acts 2:24 · BSB

But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.

Psalm 143:3 · BSB

For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

Psalm 116:3 · BSB

The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

“horrible pit”

Matthew 13:50

Matthew 13:50 · BSB

and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

“the miry”

Psalm 69:2 Jeremiah 38:6–12 Lamentations 3:53–55 Psalm 69:14 Psalm 69:15

Psalm 69:2 · BSB

I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.

Jeremiah 38:6–12 · BSB

So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremia…

Lamentations 3:53–55 · BSB

They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.

Psalm 69:14 · BSB

Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.

Psalm 69:15 · BSB

Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.

“set”

Psalm 27:5 Psalm 61:2 Matthew 7:24 Matthew 7:25

Psalm 27:5 · BSB

For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.

Psalm 61:2 · BSB

From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Matthew 7:24 · BSB

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Matthew 7:25 · BSB

The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.

“established”

Psalm 37:23 Psalm 119:133 Psalm 18:36 Psalm 17:5

Psalm 37:23 · BSB

The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.

Psalm 119:133 · BSB

Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.

Psalm 18:36 · BSB

You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

Psalm 17:5 · BSB

My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

3He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

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