Psalms 40:2
He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1I waited patiently for LORD, and he inclined to me, and heard my cry.
Cross References
Psalms 17:5My steps have held fast to thy paths. My feet have not slipped.
Psalms 18:16He sent from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble he will hide me in his pavilion. In the covert of his tabernacle he will hide me. He will lift me up upon a rock.
Psalms 61:2From the end of the earth I will call to thee when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Psalms 69:14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.
Psalms 86:13For great is thy loving kindness toward me, and thou have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 40:2-6
The Benefit of Confidence in God. 1 I waited patiently for the Lord ; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 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. 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 . 4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy… Read the whole commentary →