Psalms 40:2

Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 40

“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

What Does Psalms 40:2 Mean?

Psalms 40:2 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 40, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Psalms 40:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 37:23“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.”Psalms 27:5“For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.”Psalms 119:133“Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.”Psalms 61:2“From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”Matthew 7:24“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:”Psalms 71:20“Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.”Psalms 18:19“He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.”Jonah 2:5“The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.”Psalms 69:2“I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.”Psalms 69:14“Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.”Psalms 86:13“For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.”Proverbs 13:12“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”Zechariah 9:11“As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.”Psalms 18:36“Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.”Psalms 37:24“Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.”Proverbs 4:26“Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.”Acts 2:24“Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.”Jeremiah 38:6“Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.”Psalms 17:5“Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.”Psalms 18:16“He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.”

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