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15 The nations have sunk down into the pit they made,
    their feet are ensnared in the trap[a] they set.
16 The Lord has made himself known,
    executing judgment.
The wicked are ensnared
    by what their hands have made.
Interlude[b]

17 The wicked will turn back to where the dead are[c]
    all the nations that have forgotten God.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:15 Lit. net
  2. Psalm 9:16 Heb. Higgaion Selah
  3. Psalm 9:17 Lit. to Sheol; a reference to the realm of the dead

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.