Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchijah the king’s son, which was in the court of the guardhouse; and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the cistern there was no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.

They have silenced me in the pit
And have

placed a stone on me.

Set

For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.

From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Established

My steps have held fast to Your paths.
My feet have not slipped.

You enlarge my steps under me,
And my

feet have not slipped.

The steps of a man are established by the Lord,

And He delights in his way.

Establish my footsteps in Your word,
And do not let any iniquity have dominion over me.

General references

I called on Your name, O Lord,
Out of the lowest pit.

“Water encompassed me to the point of death.
The great deep engulfed me,
Weeds were wrapped around my head.

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.