'Pit' in the Bible

He digs a pit, even excavates it; then he fell into the hole that he had made.

The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap they set.

To you, LORD, I cry out! My Rock, do not refuse to answer me. If you remain silent, I will become like those who descend into the Pit.

LORD, you brought me from death; you kept me alive so that I did not descend into the Pit.

"What profit is there in my death if I go down to the Pit? Can dust worship you? Can it proclaim your faithfulness?"

Without justification they laid a snare for me; without justification they dug a pit to trap me.

He plucked me out of a pit of confusion, even out of the quicksand; he placed my feet on a rock and established my steps.

But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

They have set a snare for my feet, which makes me depressed. They dug a pit in front of me, but they are the ones who fell into it! Interlude

I am considered as one of those descending into the Pit, like a mighty man without strength,

You have assigned me to the lowest part of the Pit, to the darkest depths.

keeping him calm when times are troubled until a pit has been dug for the wicked.

he continues to redeem your life from the Pit, and he continuously surrounds you with gracious love and compassion.

Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit is failing. Do not hide your face from me; otherwise, I will become like those who descend to the Pit,