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16 The Lord has made himself known by his fair decisions.
    The wicked get trapped by what they do. Higgaion. Selah

17 Wicked people will go to the grave.
    So will all those who forget God.
18 Those who have troubles will not be forgotten.
    The hopes of the poor will not die.

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16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](A)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(B)
    all the nations that forget God.(C)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope(D) of the afflicted(E) will never perish.

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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.