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

14Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me. 15The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set. The Lord is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude 17The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God. 18But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.

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 48:11Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice. Let all the towns of Judah be glad because of your justice.
• Psalms 58:10The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Psalms 83:17Let them be ashamed and terrified forever. Let them die in disgrace.
• Exodus 7:5When I raise my powerful hand and bring out the Israelites, the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.”
• Exodus 14:4And once again I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after you. I have planned this in order to display my glory through Pharaoh and his whole army. After this the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord!” So the Israelites camped there as they were told.
• Deuteronomy 29:22“Then the generations to come, both your own descendants and the foreigners who come from distant lands, will see the devastation of the land and the diseases the Lord inflicts on it.
• Joshua 2:10For we have heard how the Lord made a dry path for you through the Red Sea when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed.
• Judges 1:7Adoni-bezek said, “I once had seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off, eating scraps from under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” They took him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
• 1 Samuel 6:19But the Lord killed seventy men from Beth-shemesh because they looked into the Ark of the Lord. And the people mourned greatly because of what the Lord had done.
• 1 Samuel 17:46Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you and cut off your head. And then I will give the dead bodies of your men to the birds and wild animals, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel!
• 2 Kings 19:19Now, O Lord our God, rescue us from his power; then all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you alone, O Lord, are God.”
• Psalms 11:6He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds.
• Psalms 140:9Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me.
• Proverbs 6:2if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said—
• Proverbs 12:13The wicked are trapped by their own words, but the godly escape such trouble.
• Isaiah 8:15Many will stumble and fall, never to rise again. They will be snared and captured.”

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