Psalms 9:15

Psalms 9:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
• New International Version (NIV)The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.

Context of Psalms 9:15

13Be gracious to me, O Lord! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death, 14that I may recount all your praises, that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in your salvation. The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught. 16The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah 17The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.

Psalms 9:15 word by word

טָבְע֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם בְּשַׁ֣חַת עָשׂ֑וּ בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־ז֥וּ טָ֝מָ֗נוּ נִלְכְּדָ֥ה רַגְלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• are sunk downטָבַעţâba‛ · to sinkH2883
• in the pitשַׁ֫חַתshachath · pit: graveH7845
• they madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• in the netרֶ֫שֶׁתresheth · netH7568
• whichזוּzû · thisH2098
• they hidטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
• is their own footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920

Cross-references for Psalms 9:15

• Psalms 7:15He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.
• Psalms 35:8Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it—to his destruction!
• Psalms 37:15their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
• Psalms 57:6They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
• Psalms 94:23He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
• Proverbs 22:8Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.

Commentaries on Psalms 9:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The heathen are sank down to the pit - See on Psalm 7:15; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The heathen - Hebrew, “The nations;” that is, the idolatrous people that were arrayed against him. See the notes at Psalm 9:5. Are sunk down - That is, referring to those who had been overcome, as mentioned in Psalm 9:5; or to those who still encompassed him, in respect to whom he was so certain that they would be overcome that he could speak of it as a thing already accomplished. According to the former view, it would be an encouragement derived from the…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 9:15

• Net
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Cry
• Endure
• Gate
• Heathen
• Inquisition
• Muthlabben
• Perpetual
• Pit
• 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