The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me I found trouble and sorrow
Psalm 40:2 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He drew me up out of a horrible pit [a pit of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay (froth and slime), and set my feet upon a rock, steadying my steps and establishing my goings. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible He lifted me out of the pit of death, out of the mud and filth, and set my feet on solid rock. He steadied my legs. Catholic Public Domain Version Blessed is he who shows understanding toward the needy and the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the evil day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day. |
The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me I found trouble and sorrow
Order my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; He hath smitten my life down to the ground: He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations also of the mountains moved And were shaken, because he was wroth.
For in the day of trouble he shall keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle shall he hide me; He shall lift me up upon a rock.
A man's goings are established of the LORD; And he delighteth in his way.
From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Thou, which hast shewed us many and sore troubles, Shalt quicken us again, And shalt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
For great is thy mercy toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest pit.
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.
whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.