Psalms 40:2
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.
Psalms 40:2 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | 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: |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. |
What does Psalms 40:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 40:1-3
Psa 40:1-17. In this Psalm a celebration of God's deliverance is followed by a profession of devotion to His service. Then follows a prayer for relief from imminent dangers, involving the overthrow of enemies and the rejoicing of sympathizing friends. In He 10:5, &c., Paul quotes Psa 40:6-8 as the words of Christ, offering Himself as a better sacrifice. Some suppose Paul thus accommodated David's words to express…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 40:1-5
Doubts and fears about the eternal state, are a horrible pit and miry clay, and have been so to many a dear child of God. There is power enough in God to help the weakest, and grace enough to help the unworthiest of all that trust in him. The psalmist waited patiently; he continued believing, hoping, and praying. This is applicable to Christ. His agony, in the garden and on the cross, was a horrible pit and miry…
Psalms 40:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 40:2
- Psalms 37:23
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.
- Psalms 119:133
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
- Psalms 27:5
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
- Psalms 61:2
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
- Matthew 7:24-25
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
- Psalms 71:20
Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
- Jonah 2:5-6
The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my God.
- Psalms 69:2
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
- Psalms 69:14-15
Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
- Psalms 86:13
For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
- Zechariah 9:11
As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
- Psalms 18:36
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
18:16,17; 71:20; 86:13; 116:3; 142:6,7; 143:3; Isa 24:22; Jon 2:5,6
Zec 9:11; Ac 2:24,27-31
horrible pit. Heb. pit of noise.
Mt 13:50
the miry.
69:2,14,15; Jer 38:6-12; La 3:53-55
set.
27:5; 61:2; Mt 7:24,25
established.
17:5; 18:36; 37:23; 119:133
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Context
- Psalms 40:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
- Psalms 40:2
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.
- Psalms 40:3
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
Psalms 40:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | E hízome sacar de un lago de miseria, del lodo cenagoso; y puso mis pies sobre peña, y enderezó mis pasos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | J’ai attendu patiemment l’ Éternel; et il s’est penché vers moi, et a entendu mon cri. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er hat mich heraufgeführt aus der Grube des Verderbens, aus kotigem Schlamm; und er hat meine Füße auf einen Felsen gestellt, meine Schritte befestigt; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Beatus qui intelligit super egenum et pauperem: in die mala liberabit eum Dominus. |