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But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, But I will trust in you.
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The Certainty of Justice
Commentators agree that the "pit of destruction" signifies a premature and calamitous end for those who are violent and deceitful. While the righteous may face trials, God's justice ensures that the wicked ultimately face ruin. Scholars like Calvin and Gill see this not just as physical death but as a final, everlasting destruction.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But you, O God, shall bring them down into the pit of destruction - The word “them” here evidently refers to the enemies of the psa…
16th Century
Protestant
Thou, O God! shalt cast them into the pit of corruption. He returns to speak of his enemies, intending to show the very different end that…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But you, O God, shall bring them down Ahithophel and his accomplices in the conspiracy against David, Judas and the …
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In every trial let us call upon the Lord, and He will save us. He will hear us and not blame us for coming too often; the more often, the more welc…
13th Century
Catholic
Hear, O God, my prayer, and do not despise my supplication.
Previously, the psalmist showed the insults of his enemies ag…
