Psalm 30:4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Footnotes
- 30:4 Sheol…pit: the shadowy underworld residence of the spirits of the dead, here a metaphor for near-death.
Psalm 88:5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 I am reckoned with those who go down to the pit;
I am like a warrior without strength.
Psalm 143:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 Hasten to answer me, Lord;
for my spirit fails me.
Do not hide your face from me,
lest I become like those descending to the pit.(A)
Proverbs 1:12
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12 Let us swallow them alive, like Sheol,
whole, like those who go down to the pit!
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