55:23 But you, O God, will bring them 1 down to the deep Pit. 2
Violent and deceitful people 3 will not live even half a normal lifespan. 4
But as for me, I trust in you.
69:15 Don’t let the current overpower me!
Don’t let the deep swallow me up!
Don’t let the pit 5 devour me! 6
1 tn The pronominal suffix refers to the psalmist’s enemies (see v. 19).
2 tn Heb “well of the pit.” The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 49:9; 103:4).
3 tn Heb “men of bloodshed and deceit.”
4 tn Heb “will not divide in half their days.”
5 tn Heb “well,” which here symbolizes the place of the dead (cf. Ps 55:23).
6 tn Heb “do not let the well close its mouth upon me.”