Psalms 40:2
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.This verse in the real world
In what words
- יָוֵןyâvênproperly, dregs (as effervescing); hence, mud
- טִיטṭîyṭmud or clay; figuratively, calamity
- שָׁאוֹןshâʼôwnuproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction
- סֶלַעçelaʻa craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
- בּוֹרbôwra pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
- כּוּןkûwnproperly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a grea
- רֶגֶלregela foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- קוּםqûwmto rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 37:23, Psa 119:133, Psa 27:5, Psa 61:2, Mat 7:24–25, Psa 71:20, Jon 2:5–6, Psa 86:13