Psalms 40:3
And he heard my prayers, and brought me out of the pit of misery and the mire of dregs. And he set my feet upon a rock, and directed my steps.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2With expectation I have waited for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.
Cross References
Psalms 27:5For he hath hidden me in his tabernacle; in the day of evils, he hath protected me in the secret place of his tabernacle.
Psalms 34:1For David, when he changed his countenance before Achimelech, who dismissed him, and he went his way. [1 Kings 21.]
Psalms 37:23With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way.
Psalms 64:9and their tongues against them are made weak. All that saw them were troubled;
Psalms 103:1For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name.
Psalms 142:7as when the thickness of the earth is broken up upon the ground: Our bones are scattered by the side of hell.
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 →