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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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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 40:2
18th Century
Theologian
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…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 40:2
19th Century
Bishop
Horrible pit. — The rendering in the margin, “pit of noise,” takes shaôn in its primary sense, as in Isaiah 17:12,[Refere…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 40:1–2
19th Century
Preacher
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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John Calvin
On Psalms 40:2
16th Century
Theologian
And he drew me out of the roaring pit. Some translate this as from the pit of desolation, because the verb שאה (shaah), …
John Gill
On Psalms 40:2
17th Century
Pastor
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit
Which, with the following phrase,
out of the miry cl…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 40:1–5
17th Century
Minister
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…