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

14Be compassionate to me, Adonai. See my affliction from those hating me. Lift me up from the gates of death. 15Then I will tell all your praises in the gates of the daughter of Zion, rejoicing in Your salvation. The nations sank into the pit they made. The net they hid caught their own foot. 17Adonai is known for executing judgment. The wicked one is trapped in the work of his own hands. Selah 18The wicked will turn to Sheol, as will all the nations that forget God.

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 48:11Like Your Name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.
• Psalms 58:10Even before your pots can feel a thorn —whether alive or ablaze— He will sweep the wicked away.
• Psalms 83:17Cover their faces with shame, so they may seek Your Name—Adonai.
• Exodus 7:5The Egyptians will know that I am Adonai, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt, and bring out Bnei-Yisrael from among them.”
• Exodus 14:4I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so he will follow after them. Then I will be glorified over Pharaoh along with all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am Adonai.” So they did so.
• Deuteronomy 29:22‘Sulfur and salt, the whole land burnt! It cannot be planted, it cannot sprout, no grass can grow up on it—like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which Adonai overturned in His anger and in His wrath!’
• Joshua 2:10For we have heard how Adonai dried up the water of the Sea of Reeds before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites that were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
• Judges 1:7So Adoni-bezek said, “70 kings, having their thumbs and big toes cut off, used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me.” They brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.
• 1 Samuel 6:19Then He struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh because they had gazed into the ark of Adonai. He struck down the people—70 out of 50,000 men—the people mourned because Adonai had struck the people a great slaughter.
• 1 Samuel 17:46This very day Adonai will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and take your head off you, and I will give the carcasses of the Philistines’ camp today to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth. Then all the earth will know that there is a God in Israel,
• 2 Kings 19:19Now, Adonai our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, Adonai, are God.”
• Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fire, brimstone and scorching wind as the portion of their cup!
• Psalms 140:9Grant not, Adonai, the desires of the wicked. Do not let their evil plan succeed, or they will exalt themselves. Selah
• Proverbs 6:2if you are trapped by your own words, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
• Proverbs 12:13An evil one is ensnared by the sin of lips, but the righteous one escapes trouble.
• Isaiah 8:15Many among them will stumble, fall, and be broken, snared and caught.

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