Psalm 40:2 - Bible Gateway

Psalm 40:2

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.

ASV

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.

AMP

He brought me up out of a horrible pit [of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock, steadying my footsteps and establishing my path.

AMPC

He drew me up out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay (froth and slime), and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings.

BRG

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.

CSB

He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure.

CSBA

He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure.

CEB

He lifted me out of the pit of death, out of the mud and filth, and set my feet on solid rock. He steadied my legs.

CJB

I waited patiently for Adonai, till he turned toward me and heard my cry.

CEV

and pulled me from a lonely pit full of mud and mire. You let me stand on a rock with my feet firm,

DARBY

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:

DRA

Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

ERV

He lifted me out of the grave. He lifted me from that muddy place. He picked me up, put me on solid ground, and kept my feet from slipping.

EASY

He lifted me out of the deep hole of danger. He picked me up out of the mud. He put my feet on a rock. Then I could walk and not slip.

EHV

Then he pulled me up from the deadly quicksand, from the mud and muck. He made my feet stand on a rock to keep my steps from slipping.

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.

ESVUK

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.

EXB

He ·lifted [drew] me out of the pit of ·destruction [or desolation], out of the ·sticky mud [miry/muddy pit/bog/swamp]. He ·stood me [^Lplaced my feet] on a rock and made my ·feet [^Lstep] steady.

GNV

He brought me also out of the horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon the rock, and ordered my goings.

He pulled me out of a horrible pit, out of the mud and clay. He set my feet on a rock and made my steps secure.

GNT

He pulled me out of a dangerous pit, out of the deadly quicksand. He set me safely on a rock and made me secure.

HCSB

He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure.

ICB

He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the sticky mud. He stood me on a rock. He made my feet steady.

ISV

He plucked me out of a pit of confusion, even out of the quicksand; he placed my feet on a rock and established my steps.

JUB

He brought me up also out of the pit of hopelessness, out of the miry clay and set my feet upon a rock and straightened my steps.

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.

AKJV

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.

LSB

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a high rock, He established my steps.

LEB

And so he brought me up from the roaring pit, from the miry clay. And he put my feet upon a rock; he made my steps steady.

TLB

He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out from the bog and the mire, and set my feet on a hard, firm path, and steadied me as I walked along.

MSG

I waited and waited and waited for God. At last he looked; finally he listened. He lifted me out of the ditch, pulled me from deep mud. He stood me up on a solid rock to make sure I wouldn’t slip. He taught me how to sing the latest God-song, a praise-song to our God. More and more people are seeing this: they enter the mystery, abandoning themselves to God.

MEV

He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet on a rock, and established my steps.

NOG

He pulled me out of a horrible pit, out of the mud and clay. He set my feet on a rock and made my steps secure.

NABRE

Surely, I wait for the Lord; who bends down to me and hears my cry,

NASB

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the mud; And He set my feet on a rock, making my footsteps firm.

NASB1995

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.

NCB

I waited patiently for the Lord; then he stooped down and heard my cry.

NCV

He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the sticky mud. He stood me on a rock and made my feet steady.

NET

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.

NIRV

I was sliding down into the pit of death, and he pulled me out. He brought me up out of the mud and dirt. He set my feet on a rock. He gave me a firm place to stand on.

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.

NIVUK

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.

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.

NLV

He brought me up out of the hole of danger, out of the mud and clay. He set my feet on a rock, making my feet sure.

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.

NRSVA