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15 The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others,
    their own feet caught, snared by the net they hid.
16 The Eternal is well known, for He has taken action and secured justice;
    He has trapped the wicked through the work of their own hands.

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17 The wicked are headed for death and the grave;
    all the nations who forget the True God will share a similar fate.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:16 Hebrew, higgaion selah, meaning is uncertain, possibly a musical direction

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(A)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(B)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](C)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(D)
    all the nations that forget God.(E)

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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.