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15 The heathen have dug a pit and fallen in;
    they have been caught in their own trap.
16 The Lord has revealed himself by his righteous judgments,
    and the wicked are trapped by their own deeds.

17 Death is the destiny of all the wicked,
    of all those who reject God.

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15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(A)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(B)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](C)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(D)
    all the nations that forget God.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.