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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.
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From Pit to Rock
Commentators explain that the 'horrible pit' and 'miry clay' are powerful metaphors for a state of utter helplessness, danger, and despair. This could be deep trouble, sin, or overwhelming fear. In stark contrast, being placed on a 'rock' with 'established goings' illustrates God's rescue, which brings total security and stability.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit - Margin: “A pit of noise.” The word used here means a pit, a cistern, a prison, a dun…
19th Century
Anglican
Horrible pit. — The rendering in the margin, “pit of noise,” takes shaôn in its primary sense, as in Isaiah 17:12,[Refere…
Baptist
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay,…
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16th Century
Protestant
And he drew me out of the roaring pit. Some translate this as from the pit of desolation, because the verb שאה (shaah), …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit Which, with the following phrase,
out of the miry cl…
Doubts and fears about the eternal state are a horrible pit and miry clay, and have been so to many a dear child of God. There is power enough in G…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding psalms, the psalmist asked for divine help against the malice of the wicked and showed his intention to be cautious. Her…
