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14 Be gracious to me, Lord;
    see how my foes afflict me!
    You alone can raise me from the gates of death.(A)
15 Then I will declare all your praises,
    sing joyously of your salvation
    in the gates of daughter Zion.[a]

VI

16 The nations fall into the pit they dig;
    in the snare they hide, their own foot is caught.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:15 Daughter Zion: an ancient Near Eastern city could sometimes be personified as a woman or a queen, the spouse of the god of the city.

14 that I may declare your praises(A)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,(B)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.(C)

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(D)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(E)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.