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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
• 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

13Lord, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, 14that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation. The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. 16The Lord is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. 17The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, 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 7:15Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
• Psalms 35:8may ruin overtake them by surprise— may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
• Psalms 37:15But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
• Psalms 57:6They spread a net for my feet— I was bowed down in distress. They dug a pit in my path— but they have fallen into it themselves.
• Psalms 94:23He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; the Lord our God will destroy them.
• Proverbs 5:22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.
• Proverbs 22:8Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.

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