You have laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deep.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
They. Hebrew, "thou hast. "
Shadow. Hebrew, "in the depths "seem to have read a, v, and m, in those two places, which are now wanting. (Houbigant)
The Chaldean has, the shadow of death, as well as the Vulgate. All this regards Jesus Christ, though it may be applied to any in distress. (Berthier) -- The wicked endeavour to kill the soul by sin, as well as the body. (Worthington)
Great difficulties entangle the psalmist: Christ descends into hell. (Menochius)