Psalms 9:16
“The Lord is knowen by the iudgement which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the worke of his owne hands. Higgaion. Selah.”
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Psalms 9:16 Context
14That I may shew foorth all thy prayse in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will reioyce in thy saluation. 15The heathen are sunke downe in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid, is their own foot taken. 16The Lord is knowen by the iudgement which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the worke of his owne hands. Higgaion. Selah. 17The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. 18For the needie shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poore shall not perish for euer.
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Other Translations for Psalms 9:16
The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
- King James Version
The LORD has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah
- American Standard Version (1901)
The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. (Higgaion. Selah.)
- Basic English Bible
Jehovah is known [by] the judgment he hath executed: the wicked is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
- Darby Bible
The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
- Webster's Bible
Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.
- World English Bible
Jehovah hath been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. Meditation. Selah.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(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
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Psalms 9:16
9:16 Higgaion - This is either a musical term, or a note of attention, intimating that the matter deserves deep meditation, or consideration, as the word signifies.