Psalm 40:2-4

New International Reader's Version

²I was sliding down into the pit of death, and he pulled me out.
    He brought me up out of the mud and dirt.
He set my feet on a rock.
    He gave me a firm place to stand on.
³He gave me a new song to sing.
    It is a hymn of praise to our God.
Many people will see and have respect for the Lord.
    They will put their trust in him.

⁴Blessed is the person
who trusts in the Lord.
They don’t trust in proud people.
Those proud people worship statues of gods.

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Psalm 40:2-4

New International Version

²He lifted me out of the slimy pit,^(A)
    out of the mud^(B) and mire;^(C)
he set my feet^(D) on a rock^(E)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.
³He put a new song^(F) in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord^(G)
    and put their trust^(H) in him.