Psalm 40:2
“He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 40Meaning
God lifts the speaker from a destructive pit and miry clay and sets his feet on rock; the rescue image is testimony, not a promise that every crisis ends immediately.
Waiting, rescue, and a new song
Verses 1–3 move from patient waiting in a destructive pit to firm footing, a new song, and renewed trust among witnesses.
Read carefully
God lifts the speaker from a destructive pit and miry clay and sets his feet on rock; the rescue image is testimony, not a promise that every crisis ends immediately.
Reflection
God lifts the speaker from a destructive pit and miry clay and sets his feet on rock; the rescue image is testimony, not a promise that every crisis ends immediately.