Psalm 40:2

Psalm 40:2 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

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.

2He brought me up out of the pit of 40:2 Lit wasteland; i.e., the underworlddestruction, out of the mud;

And He set my feet on a rock, making my footsteps firm.

2He 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.

2He 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.

2He lifted me up from the pit of despair,

out of the miry clay;

He set my feet upon a rock,

and made my footsteps firm.

2I 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.