time so that He may ascertain whom to crown in heaven. But He does not suffer any very just man to waver for ever, as He says here, for He is known to reign with them for ever in enduring peace. In heaven there will be no sign of lashing billows, for there the harbour is utterly peaceful for ever. 24. But thou, O God, shall bring them down into the pit of destruction. Since He has spoken of the just, He now turns to the wicked who will be plunged into the depths of hell. A pit means a gaping hole