Psalms 40:2

Blessed is the man who thinks on the poor and needy: 1 The Lord shall deliver him in an evil day. 1

Updated 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. 1

3May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, 1 And not deliver him into the hands of his enemy. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 17:5The pangs of death compassed me, 1 And the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly. 1

Psalms 27:5Because they have not attended to the works of the Lord, 1 Even to the works of his hands, 1 Thou shalt pull them down, and shalt not build them up. 1

Psalms 61:2Shall not my soul be subjected to God? 1 For of him is my salvation. 1

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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