'Pit' in the Bible
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,And has fallen into the hole which he made.
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
A Psalm of David.To You, O Lord, I call;My rock, do not be deaf to me,For if You are silent to me,I will become like those who go down to the pit.
O Lord, You have brought up my soul from Sheol;You have kept me alive, that I would not go down to the pit.
“What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit?Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?
For without cause they hid their net for me;Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.
He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay,And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction;Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.But I will trust in You.
They have prepared a net for my steps;My soul is bowed down;They dug a pit before me;They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. Selah.
May the flood of water not overflow meNor the deep swallow me up,Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.
I am reckoned among those who go down to the pit;I have become like a man without strength,
You have put me in the lowest pit,In dark places, in the depths.
That You may grant him relief from the days of adversity,Until a pit is dug for the wicked.
Who redeems your life from the pit,Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;
Answer me quickly, O Lord, my spirit fails;Do not hide Your face from me,Or I will become like those who go down to the pit.