And he brought me upוַיַּעֲלֵנִיfrom the pitמִבּוֹרof tumult,שָׁאוֹןfrom the mudמִטִּיטof the mire,הַיָּוֵןand setוַיָּקֶםmy feetרַגְלַיupon a crag;עַל סֶלַעhe made firmכּוֹנֵןmy steps.אֲשֻׁרָי
Psalms 40:2
Study it in the app“And he brought me up from the pit of tumult, from the mud of the mire, and set my feet upon a crag; he made firm my steps.”
David waited and waited, and God lifted him out of the pitWaiting on God
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 40:2, word by word
- And he brought me upיַּעֲלֵyaale
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “yaale” appears- from the pitבּוֹרbor
grave
The place where the dead go down; the grave.
Where else “bor” appears- of tumultשָׁאוֹןshaon
roar, uproar
Roar, uproar: a great noise, like that of waters or of a crowd; also the ruin that comes with it.
Where else “shaon” appears- from the mudטִּיטtit
mud, clay
Mud, clay; the mire of the streets or of the bottom of a pit. Also the potter's clay.
Where else “tit” appears- of the mireיָּוֵןyaven
mire, mud
Mire, mud: the thick mud at the bottom of a pit.
Where else “yaven” appears- and setיָּקֶםyakem
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakem” appears- my feetרַגְלַragla
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “ragla” appears- upon a cragסֶלַעsela
crag
A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.
Where else “sela” appears- he made firmכּוֹנֵןkonen
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “konen” appears- my stepsאֲשֻׁרָashura
step
A step, a footstep.
Where else “ashura” appears
The context
1For the director. Of David. A psalm. I waited and waited for YHWH, and he inclined to me and heard my cry for help.
2 · This verse (above)
3And he put in my mouth a new song, praise to our Elohim; many will see and fear and trust in YHWH.