Psalms 40:2

Blessed is the man who thinks on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.

Brenton Septuagint

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

1For the end, a Psalm of David.

3May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:5The pangs of death compassed me, and the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly.

Psalms 27:5Because they have not attended to the works of the Lord, even to the works of his hands, thou shalt pull them down, and shalt not build them up.

Psalms 61:2Shall not my soul be subjected to God? for of 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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