Psalm 40:2

New Century Version

He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the sticky mud. He stood me on a rock and made my feet steady.

Cross References

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death bound me, and the fear of the grave took hold of me. I was troubled and sad.

Psalm 119:133

Guide my steps as you promised; don’t let any sin control me.

Psalm 143:3

My enemies are chasing me; they crushed me to the ground. They made me live in darkness like those long dead.

Psalm 17:5

I have done what you told me; I have not failed.

Psalm 18:36

You give me a better way to live, so I live as you want me to.

Psalm 18:7

The earth trembled and shook. The foundations of the mountains began to shake. They trembled because the Lord was angry.

Psalm 27:5

During danger he will keep me safe in his shelter. He will hide me in his Holy Tent, or he will keep me safe on a high mountain.

Psalm 37:23

When people’s steps follow the Lord, God is pleased with their ways.

Psalm 61:2

I call to you from the ends of the earth when I am afraid. Carry me away to a high mountain.

Psalm 69:2

I’m sinking down into the mud, and there is nothing to stand on. I am in deep water, and the flood covers me.

Psalm 71:20

You have given me many troubles and bad times, but you will give me life again. When I am almost dead, you will keep me alive.

Psalm 86:13

You have great love for me. You have saved me from death.

Isaiah 24:22

They will be gathered together like prisoners thrown into a dungeon; they will be shut up in prison. After much time they will be punished.

Zechariah 9:11

As for you, because of the blood of the agreement with you I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

Matthew 13:50

The angels will throw the evil people into the blazing furnace, where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.”

Acts 2:24

God raised Jesus from the dead and set him free from the pain of death, because death could not hold him.