Psalm 40:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.

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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
He lifted me up
וַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי ׀ (way·ya·‘ă·lê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

from the pit
מִבּ֥וֹר (mib·bō·wr)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 953: A pit, cistern, well

of destruction,
שָׁאוֹן֮ (šā·’ō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7588: A roar (of waters, etcetera), din, crash, uproar

out of the miry
הַיָּ֫וֵ֥ן (hay·yā·wên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3121: Dregs, mud

clay;
מִטִּ֪יט (miṭ·ṭîṭ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2916: Mud, clay, calamity

He set
וַיָּ֖קֶם (way·yā·qem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

my feet
רַגְלַ֗י (raḡ·lay)
Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

upon
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

a rock,
סֶ֥לַע (se·la‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5553: A craggy rock

[and] made my footsteps
אֲשֻׁרָֽי׃ (’ă·šu·rāy)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 838: Step, going

firm.
כּוֹנֵ֥ן (kō·w·nên)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3559: To be erect

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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