John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 55:11

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Thou broughtest us into the net, etc.] That is, suffered them to be taken in the net of wicked men, which they laid and spread for them; whereby they were drawn either into bad principles or bad practices, or into ruinous circumstances; though the Lord does not leave his own people there, but breaks the net or snare, sooner or later, and they escape; (see <190915>

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