Psalm 40:2

God's Word

He pulled me out of a horrible pit, out of the mud and clay. He set my feet on a rock and made my steps secure.

Cross References

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death became tangled around me. The horrors of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.

Psalm 119:133

Make my steps secure through your promise, and do not let any sin control me.

Psalm 143:3

The enemy has pursued me. He has ground my life into the dirt. He has made me live in dark places like those who have died long ago.

Psalm 17:5

my steps have remained firmly in your paths. My feet have not slipped.

Psalm 18:36

You make a wide path for me to walk on so that my feet do not slip.

Psalm 18:7

Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.

Psalm 27:5

He hides me in his shelter when there is trouble. He keeps me hidden in his tent. He sets me high on a rock.

Psalm 37:23

A person’s steps are directed by the Lord, and the Lord delights in his way.

Psalm 61:2

From the ends of the earth, I call to you when I begin to lose heart. Lead me to the rock that is high above me.

Psalm 69:2

I am sinking in deep mud. There is nothing to stand on. I am in deep water. A flood is sweeping me away.

Psalm 71:20

You have made me endure many terrible troubles. You restore me to life again. You bring me back from the depths of the earth.

Psalm 86:13

because your mercy toward me is great. You have rescued me from the depths of hell.

Isaiah 24:22

They’ll be gathered like prisoners in a jail and locked in prison. After a long time they’ll be punished.

Zechariah 9:11

I will set your captives free from the waterless pit because of the blood that sealed my promise  to you.

Matthew 13:50

Then the angels will throw the evil people into a blazing furnace. They will cry and be in extreme pain there.

Acts 2:24

But God brought him from death back to life and destroyed the pains of death, because death had no power to hold him.