Psalm 40:2

New International Reader's Version

I was sliding down into the pit of death, and he pulled me out. He brought me up out of the mud and dirt. He set my feet on a rock. He gave me a firm place to stand on.

Cross References

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death were wrapped around me. The horrors of the grave came over me. I was overcome by sadness and sorrow.

Psalm 119:133

Teach me how to live as you have promised. Don’t let any sin be my master.

Psalm 143:3

My enemies chase me. They crush me down to the ground. They make me live in the darkness like those who died long ago.

Psalm 17:5

My steps have stayed on your paths. My feet have not slipped.

Psalm 18:36

You give me a wide path to walk on so that I don’t twist my ankles.

Psalm 18:7

The earth trembled and shook. The base of the mountains rocked back and forth. It trembled because the Lord was angry.

Psalm 27:5

When I’m in trouble, he will keep me safe in his house. He will hide me in the safety of his holy tent. He will put me on a rock that is very high.

Psalm 37:23

The Lord makes secure the footsteps of the person who delights in him,

Psalm 61:2

From a place far away I call out to you. I call out as my heart gets weaker. Lead me to the safety of a rock that is high above me.

Psalm 69:2

I’m sinking in deep mud. I have no firm place to stand. I am out in deep water. The waves roll over me.

Psalm 71:20

You have sent many bitter troubles my way. But you will give me new life. Even if I’m almost in the grave, you will bring me back.

Psalm 86:13

Great is your love for me. You have kept me from going down into the place of the dead.

Isaiah 24:22

They will be brought together like prisoners in chains. They’ll be locked up in prison. After many days the Lord will punish them.

Zechariah 9:11

I will set your prisoners free from where their enemies are keeping them. I will do it because of the blood that put into effect my covenant with you.

Matthew 13:50

They will throw the evil people into the blazing furnace. There the evil ones will weep and grind their teeth.

Acts 2:24

But God raised him from the dead. He set him free from the suffering of death. It wasn’t possible for death to keep its hold on Jesus.