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Psalms 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.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 40:3.

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִיvayaaleniand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and ascend up”, the next action in the storyH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…מִבּ֥וֹרmiborfrom cisternבּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from cistern”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH953a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.שָׁאוֹן֮shaonrushingשָׁאוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “rushing”, the ordinary formH7588uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction[idiom] horrible, noise, pomp, rushing, tumult ([idiom] -uous).מִטִּ֪יטmititfrom clayטִיטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from clay”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2916mud or clay; figuratively, calamityclay, dirt, mire.הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ןhayaventhe mireיָוֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the mire”, the ordinary formH3121properly, dregs (as effervescing); hence, mudmire, miry.וַיָּ֖קֶםvayaqemand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and rise”, the next action in the storyH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…סֶ֥לַעselarockסֶלַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “rock”, the ordinary formH5553a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)(ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.רַגְלַ֗יraglayfootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.כּוֹנֵ֥ןkonenbe fittedכּוּןverb, polel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be fitted”, a completed actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…אֲשֻׁרָֽיashuraystepאָשֻׁרnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “step”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH838a stepgoing, step.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(40-3) He brought me up also out of the tumultuous pit, out of the miry clay; and He set my feet upon a rock, He established my goings.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation — from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps.

World English Bible

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.

Darby Translation

And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings:

Douay-Rheims

Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(40-3) He brought me up also out of the tumultuous pit, out of the miry clay; and He set my feet upon a rock, He established my goings.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he brought me up out of a pit of misery, and from miry clay: and he set my feet on a rock, and ordered my goings aright.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνήγαγέ με ἐκ λάκκου ταλαιπωρίας, καὶ ἀπὸ πηλοῦ ἰλύος· καὶ ἔστησεν ἐπὶ πέτραν τοὺς πόδας μου, καὶ κατεύθυνε τὰ διαβήματά μου.