Psalms 40:2

Psalms 40:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.

Context of Psalms 40:2

1I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help. He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing. 3He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord! 4How blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

Psalms 40:2 word by word

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי׀ מִבּ֥וֹר שָׁאוֹן֮ מִטִּ֪יט הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן וַיָּ֖קֶם עַל־סֶ֥לַע רַגְלַ֗י כּוֹנֵ֥ן אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He brought me upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• also out of an horribleשָׁאוֹןshâ'ôn · roarH7588
• pitבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• out of the miryיָוֵןyâvên · mireH3121
• clayטִיטţîyţ · mudH2916
• and setקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• my feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• upon a rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• establishedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• my goingsאֲשׁוּר'âshûr 'ashshûr · stepH838

Cross-references for Psalms 40:2

• Psalms 18:16He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.
• Psalms 71:20Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!
• Psalms 86:13For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.
• Psalms 116:3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.
• Psalms 142:6Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.
• Psalms 143:3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.
• Isaiah 24:22They will be imprisoned in a pit, locked up in a prison, and after staying there for a long time, they will be punished.
• Jonah 2:5Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
• Zechariah 9:11Moreover, as for you, because of our covenant relationship secured with blood, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
• Acts 2:24But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.
• Matthew 13:50and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Psalms 69:2I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me.
• Jeremiah 38:6So the officials took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern of Malkijah, one of the royal princes, that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. There was no water in the cistern, only mud. So when they lowered Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud.
• Lamentations 3:53They shut me up in a pit and threw stones at me.
• Psalms 27:5He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.
• Psalms 61:2From the most remote place on earth I call out to you in my despair. Lead me up to an inaccessible rocky summit!

Commentaries on Psalms 40:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A horrible pit - Literally, the sounding pit; where nothing was heard except the howlings of wild beasts, or the hollow sounds of winds reverberated and broken from the craggy sides and roof. The miry clay - Where the longer I stayed the deeper I sank, and was utterly unable to save myself. The Syriac and Arabic translate "The pit of perdition, and the mud of corruption." These are figurative expressions to point out the dreary, dismal, ruinous state of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit - Margin: “A pit of noise.” The word used here means a pit; a cistern; a prison; a dungeon; a grave. This last signification of the word is found in Psalm 28:1; Psalm 30:4; Psalm 88:4; Isaiah 38:18; Isaiah 14:19. It may refer to any calamity - or to trouble, like being in a pit - or it may refer to the grave. The word rendered “horrible” - שׁאון shâ'ôn - means properly “noise, uproar, tumult,” as of waters…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The psalmist thanks the Lord for rescue and affirms that people can trust God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-171-3. The figures for deep distress are illustrated in Jeremiah's history (Jr 38:6-12). Patience and trust manifested in distress, deliverance in answer to prayer, and the blessed effect of it in eliciting praise from God's true worshippers, teach us that Christ's suffering is our example, and His deliverance our encouragement (He 5:7, 8; 12:3; 1Pe 4:12-16). inclined--(the ear, Psa 17:6), as if to catch the faintest sigh.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 40:2

• Clay
• Mire
• Pit
• Rock
• Seekers
• Testimony
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Cistern
• Praise
• Preach
• Tarrying
• Wish
• Going; Goings
• Horrible
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• Messiah

Commentaries on Psalms 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings