'Pit' in the Bible
He makes a pit and digs it out, then falls in [the] trap he has made.
[The] nations have fallen in [the] pit [that] they made; their foot is caught in [the] net that they hid.
To you, O Yahweh, I call. O my rock, do not be deaf to me. Or else, if you are silent to me, then I will become like those descending to [the] pit.
O Yahweh, you have brought my life up from Sheol. You preserved me alive from among those going down to [the] pit.
"What gain [is there] in my {death}, in my going down into [the] pit? Will [the] dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?
For without cause they secretly hide the pit with their net for me; without cause they dug [it] for my life.
And [so] he brought me up from [the] roaring pit, from the miry clay. And he put my feet upon a rock; he made my steps steady.
But you, O God, you will bring them down to [the] pit of corruption. [The] men of bloodshed and deceit will not live half their days, but I will trust you.
They have set a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down. They have dug a pit before me; they have fallen into the midst of it. Selah
Do not let the torrent of waters flood over me, or [the] deep swallow me, or the pit close its mouth over me.
I am reckoned with [those] descending to [the] pit. I am like a man without strength,
You have set me in [the] pit below, in dark places, in [the] depths.
to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
who redeems your life from [the] pit, who crowns you with loyal love and mercies,
Quickly answer me, O Yahweh; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I will become like [those] descending to [the] pit.