Psalms 40:2

“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.”

Psalms 40:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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David waited and waited, and God lifted him out of the pitWaiting on God

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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.

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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.

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my feetרַגְלַragla

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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upon a cragסֶלַעsela

crag

A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.

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he made firmכּוֹנֵןkonen

establish

To make something firm, establish it.

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my stepsאֲשֻׁרָashura

step

A step, a footstep.

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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.

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