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 Living Translation (NLT)He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.

Context of Psalms 40:2

1I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. 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. 3He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord. 4Blessed is that man who makes the Lord his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

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 sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
• Psalms 71:20You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
• Psalms 86:13For great is Your mercy toward me, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
• Psalms 116:3The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow.
• Psalms 142:6Attend to my cry, For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than I.
• Psalms 143:3For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in darkness, Like those who have long been dead.
• Isaiah 24:22They will be gathered together, As prisoners are gathered in the pit, And will be shut up in the prison; After many days they will be punished.
• Jonah 2:5The waters surrounded me, even to my soul; The deep closed around me; Weeds were wrapped around my head.
• Zechariah 9:11“As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
• Acts 2:24whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.
• Matthew 13:50and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
• Psalms 69:2I sink in deep mire, Where there is no standing; I have come into deep waters, Where the floods overflow me.
• Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire.
• Lamentations 3:53They silenced my life in the pit And threw stones at me.
• Psalms 27:5For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.
• Psalms 61:2From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

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