Psalms 40:2

“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.”

"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
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What does Psalms 40:2 mean?

The verse Psalms 40:2 from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible states, "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." This verse is a powerful declaration of God's deliverance and redemption…

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From the Pit to the Rock: God's Deliverance and Stability

Psalm 40:2, as penned by David, resonates with profound truths about the nature of God’s salvation and the transformation it brings to our lives. The verse reads: "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…

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Prayer for Deliverance and Establishment on Solid Ground

O Sovereign Lord, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Alpha and Omega, I come before You today with a heart filled with gratitude and reverence, for You are the God who brings us from darkness into light and from despair into hope. I stand on the promise of Psalm 40:2…

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Psalms 40:2 - "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."
Psalms 40: 1:-11
Psalms 81:2 - "Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery."
"The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven." - Psalms 105:40
"Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me," - Psalms 40:7
Psalms 105:40 - "The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven."
Psalms 40:7 - "Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,"
Psalms 78:40 - "How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!"
Psalms 40:15 - "Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha."
Psalms 40:1 - "I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry."
Psalms 40:13 - "Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me."
Psalms 119:40 - "Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness."
Psalms 107:40 - "He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way."
Psalms 40:4 - "Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies."
"Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin." - Psalms 89:40
Psalms 106:40 - "Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance."
Psalms 40:8 - "I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart."
"I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart." - Psalms 40:8
Psalms 89:40 - "Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin."
Psalms 18:40 - "Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me."
Psalms 115:2 - "Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?"
Psalms 64:2 - "Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:"
"Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery." - Psalms 81:2
Psalms 40:9 - "I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest."
Psalms 40:16 - "Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified."
Psalms 40:6 - "Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required."
Psalms 37:40 - "And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him."
"I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest." - Psalms 40:9
Psalms 40:11 - "Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me."