Psalms 40:2
And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation — from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps.
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Psalms 17:5To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
Psalms 18:16He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
Psalms 27:5For He hideth me in a tabernacle in the day of evil, He hideth me in a secret place of His tent, On a rock he raiseth me up.
Psalms 61:2From the end of the land unto Thee I call, In the feebleness of my heart, Into a rock higher than I Thou dost lead me.
Psalms 69:14Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.
Psalms 86:13For Thy kindness [is] great toward me, And Thou hast 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 →