What does Psalm 40:2 mean?

Psalm 40:2 highlights themes such as deliverance, hope, stability when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 40:2 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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.

1I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

2He 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.

3And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

4Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

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Isaiah 51:14
Both verses speak of deliverance from oppression.
Colossians 1:13
This verse explains how God delivers believers from darkness into light.
Psalm 27:5
Both verses express God's protection in times of trouble.