Psalms 40:2

Blessed is he who shows understanding toward the needy and the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

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In The 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.

In Context

1Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself.

3May the Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth. And may he not hand him over to the will of his adversaries.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:5The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the torrents of iniquity dismayed me.

Psalms 27:5Since they have not understood the works of the Lord and the works of his hands, you will destroy them, and you will not build them up.

Psalms 61:2Will my soul not be subject to God? For from him is my salvation.

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 →

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