Psalms 9:16

Psalms 9:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah

Context of Psalms 9:16

14Then I will praise you for everyone to hear! I will tell the people of Zion that you have saved me, and I will be very happy! 15Into the deep hole that they dug, the nations themselves fell. The net that they hid to catch me, caught their own feet! The Lord has shown us who he is. We know that he brings justice. Wicked people will catch themselves in their own traps. Higgaion. Selah. 17Justice sends the wicked people away, into the deep hole of death. This will happen to all the nations that do not respect God. 18Know this: God will not forget the poor for ever. People who suffer should continue to hope.

Psalms 9:16 word by word

נ֤וֹדַ֨ע׀ יְהוָה֮ מִשְׁפָּ֪ט עָ֫שָׂ֥ה בְּפֹ֣עַל כַּ֭פָּיו נוֹקֵ֣שׁ רָשָׁ֑ע הִגָּי֥וֹן סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• is knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• he executethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• is snaredנָקַשׁnâqash · to snareH5367
• in the workפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
• of his own handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• Higgaionהִגָּיוֹןhiggâyôn · HiggaionH1902
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 9:16

• Psalms 48:11Because you judge people in a right way, Mount Zion and all the towns of Judah will be happy.
• Psalms 58:10When God punishes those wicked people, righteous people will be very happy. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked people!
• Psalms 83:17May they always be ashamed and frightened. Let them die with shame!
• Exodus 7:5Then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord. I will show my great strength in Egypt and I will lead the Israelites out from there.’
• Exodus 14:4Then I will cause Pharaoh's mind to become hard again. He will go to catch the Israelites. I will show how great I am when I win against Pharaoh and his whole army. Because of this, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.’ The Israelites did what God said.
• Deuteronomy 29:22Then, in future years, your descendants will see that many troubles have come to your land. They will see that the Lord has made people very ill. Foreign people who come from countries far away will also see what has happened.
• Joshua 2:10We heard how the Lord caused the water of the Red Sea to become dry. In that way he brought you out of Egypt. We heard what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites. We heard how you destroyed them completely on the east side of the Jordan River.
• Judges 1:7King Adoni-Bezek said, ‘God has punished me because I did the same thing to 70 other kings. I cut off their thumbs and big toes. I made them pick up bits of food to eat under my table.’ The Israelites took King Adoni-Bezek back to Jerusalem. He died there.
• 1 Samuel 6:19But some of the men from Beth Shemesh looked inside the Lord's Covenant Box. So God killed 70 of them. The people were very sad because the Lord had punished them so much.
• 1 Samuel 17:46Today the Lord will make me strong to win against you. I will knock you down and I will cut off your head. Today I will feed the birds and the wild animals with the dead bodies of the Philistine soldiers. Then everyone on the earth will know that there is a God who takes care of Israel.
• 2 Kings 19:19So now, our Lord and our God, please save us from the power of Sennacherib! Then all the kingdoms in the world will know that you Lord are the only God.’
• Psalms 11:6He will send hot coal and sulphur to fall like rain on wicked people. A dangerous wind will be the punishment that they deserve.
• Psalms 140:9Give trouble to the people who come round me to attack! Let the bad things that they say against me happen to them instead!
• Proverbs 6:2Then what you have promised to do may become a trap that catches you.
• Proverbs 12:13The lies of evil people put them in trouble. But righteous people escape from trouble.
• Isaiah 8:15Many people will fall against that rock. They will fall to the ground and it will hurt them. They will become caught in a trap.’

Commentaries on Psalms 9:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The Lord is known by the judgment - It is not every casualty that can properly be called a judgment of God. Judgment is his strange work; but when he executes it, his mind is plainly to be seen. There are no natural causes to which such calamities can be legally attributed. The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands - There is nothing that a wicked man does that is not against his own interest. He is continually doing himself harm, and takes more…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth - By what; he does in his dealings with men, in dispensing rewards and punishments, bestowing blessings upon the righteous, and sending punishments upon the ungodly. That is, his character can be learned from his dealings with mankind; or, by studying the dispensation of his Providence, we may learn what he is. This is always a fair and proper way of estimating character, alike in regard to God and man…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-20Verses 11-20 Those who believe that God is greatly to be praised, not only desire to praise him better themselves, but desire that others may join with them. There is a day coming, when it will appear that he has not forgotten the cry of the humble; neither the cry of their blood, or the cry of their prayers. We are never brought so low, so near to death, but God can raise us up. If he has saved us from spiritual and eternal death, we may thence hope…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21This hymn celebrates the Lord's rule and triumph over evil. It may also respond to the laments in Psalms 3–7. Some believe that Psalms 9 and 10 should be read together as one psalm in two parts. This is because Psalm 9 has a title, while Psalm 10 does not. Despite some missing or inverted letters, the two psalms form an acrostic of the Hebrew alphabet. This means that each line or section begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Other…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. The undesigned results of the devices of the wicked prove them to be of God's overruling or ordering, especially when those results are destructive to the wicked themselves.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 9:16

• Judgments
• Music
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Cry
• Endure
• Gate
• Hand
• Higgaion
• Inquisition
• Muthlabben
• Perpetual
• Refuge
• Rejoice

Commentaries on Psalms 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings