Psalms 40:2
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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. | 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. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he brought up me | וַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי׀ | vai-ya-'a-LE-ni | H5927H | to ascend: riseעָלָה (a.lah) : rise/go 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away … |
| from a pit of | מִבּ֥וֹר | mi-BOR | H0953A | pitבּוֹר (bor) pit, well, cistern, dungeon, pit of the grave |
| roaring | שָׁאוֹן֮ | sha-'ON | H7588 | roarשָׁאוֹן (sha.on) 1) roar, din, crash, uproar 1a) roar (of water) 1b) uproar (of revellers) |
| from [the] mud of | מִטִּ֪יט | mi-TIT | H2916 | mudטִיט (tit) 1) mud, clay, mire, damp dirt 1a) mud, mire 1b) clay (poetical) Aramaic equivalent: tin (טִין "common" H2917) |
| the mire | הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן | hai-YA-VEN | H3121 | mireיָוֵן (ya.ven) mire, mirer |
| and he set | וַיָּ֖קֶם | vai-YA-kem | H6965I | No entry |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| a rock | סֶ֥לַע | SE-la' | H5553H | cragסֶ֫לַע (se.la) 1) crag, cliff, rock 1a) crag, cliff 1b) as stronghold of Jehovah, of security (fig.) |
| feet my | רַגְלַ֗י | rag-LAI | H7272 | footרְגַל (re.gal) foot Aramaic of re.gel (רֶ֫גֶל "foot" H7272) |
| he established | כּוֹנֵ֥ן | ko-NEN | H3559H | No entry |
| steps my | אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃ | 'a-shu-RAI | H0838A | stepאֲשׁוּר (a.shur) step, going Also means: a.shur (אַשֻּׁר "step" H0838B) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.