15 The heathen are [a]sunken down in the pit that they made: in the net that they hid, is their foot taken.

16 [b]The Lord is known by executing judgment: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands, [c]Higgaion. Selah.

17 The wicked shall turn into hell, and all nations that forget God.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:15 For God overthroweth the wicked in their enterprises.
  2. Psalm 9:16 The mercy of God toward his Saints must be declared, and the fall of the wicked must always be considered.
  3. Psalm 9:16 Or, this is worthy to be noted.

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.