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Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep shallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Let not the waterflood overflow me - The stream; the volume of waters. The idea is that of a flood or stream rolling along, that th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Pit. —Properly, well. A stone usually covered the wells (Genesis 29:10), which explains the phrase, “shut her…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. Hear me, O Lord, for thy lo…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Let not the water flood overflow me
The enemy, Satan, that came in like a flood upon him, with his whole posse of devils; or t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Whatever deep waters of affliction or temptation we sink into, whatever floods of trouble or ungodly men seem ready to overwhelm us, let us perseve…

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