Verse 2
2. Horrible pit The first word may be translated noise, in which sense we get the idea of a deep “pit” which resounds at the least noise; or it may be rendered desolation, a “pit” of desolation. The latter is the probable idea.
Miry clay Or, clay of the mire, Psalms 69:2 gives the idea of thick mud. The “pit” itself is a description of a prison, into which the felon might have been lowered by cords, as in Jeremiah 38:6; Isaiah 24:22 a condition which the prisoner could not long survive.
Feet upon a rock The most perfect contrast to the “miry clay.”
Established my goings Gave me a firm and sure footing, as opposed to the “miry” bottom of the “pit.” The figure denotes safety and prosperity. Psalms 37:31; Psalms 73:2; Proverbs 14:15
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