Psalms 55:23 (NIV): What the Church Fathers Said

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Psalms 55:23

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Augustine of Hippo

But to the others what? "But You, O God, shall bring them down unto the pit of corruption" [Psalm 55:23]. The pit of corruption is the darkness of sinking under. When blind leads blind, they both fall into a ditch. [Matthew 15:14] God brings them down into the pit of corruption, not because He is the author of their own guilt, but because He is Himself the judge of their iniquities. …

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