Psalms 40:2 — Bible Verse (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.”

Psalms 40:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 40:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 40:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.”

Psalms 40:2 — World English Bible

Psalms 40:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. ”

Psalms 40:2 — American Standard Version

Psalms 40:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Psalms 40:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 40:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings: ”

Psalms 40:2 — Darby Translation

Psalms 40:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Hee brought mee also out of the horrible pit, out of the myrie clay, and set my feete vpon the rocke, and ordered my goings.”

Psalms 40:2 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 40:2 in Context — Psalms 40

1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

2 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.

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.

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What Does Psalms 40:2 Mean?

Psalms 40:2 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 40. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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