2And 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.


In Context

1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,

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.

3 And He putteth in my mouth a new song, 'Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah.

4 O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.

Psalm 40:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:2He 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

40:2He 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

40:2And he heard my prayers, and brought me out of the pit of misery and the mire of dregs. And he set my feet upon a rock, and directed my steps.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

40:2He 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:2And 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:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

40:2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay; and he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:2He 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:2He 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet on a rock, and established my goings.