Psalm 40:2

New Living Translation

He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.

Cross References

Psalm 116:3

Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow.

Psalm 119:133

Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil.

Psalm 143:3

My enemy has chased me. He has knocked me to the ground and forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave.

Psalm 17:5

My steps have stayed on your path; I have not wavered from following you.

Psalm 18:36

You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.

Psalm 18:7

Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger.

Psalm 27:5

For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock.

Psalm 37:23

The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.

Psalm 61:2

From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety,

Psalm 69:2

Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can’t find a foothold. I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me.

Psalm 71:20

You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.

Psalm 86:13

for your love for me is very great. You have rescued me from the depths of death.

Isaiah 24:22

They will be rounded up and put in prison. They will be shut up in prison and will finally be punished.

Zechariah 9:11

Because of the covenant I made with you, sealed with blood, I will free your prisoners from death in a waterless dungeon.

Matthew 13:50

throwing the wicked into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Acts 2:24

But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.