Psalms 9:15

(9-16) The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

In Context

14(9-15) That I may tell of all Thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, that I may rejoice in Thy salvation.

16(9-17) The LORD hath made Himself known, He hath executed judgment, the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah

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Cross References

Psalms 13:6(13-6) I will sing unto the LORD, because He hath dealt bountifully with me.

Psalms 35:8Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself; with destruction let him fall therein.

Psalms 37:15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Psalms 94:23And He hath brought upon them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own evil; the LORD our God will cut them off.

Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 9:12-20

A Call to Praise God; Certain Ruin of the Wicked. 11 Sing praises to the Lord , which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. 12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. 13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord ; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: 14 That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. 15 The heathen are sunk… Read the whole commentary →

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