16 The Lord has (A)made Himself known;
He has (B)executed judgment.
In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. [a]Higgaion [b]Selah.

17 The wicked will [c](C)return to [d]Sheol,
Even all the nations who (D)forget God.
18 For the (E)needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the (F)hope of the afflicted perish forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:16 Perhaps, resounding music or meditation
  2. Psalm 9:16 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
  3. Psalm 9:17 Or turn
  4. Psalm 9:17 I.e. the nether world

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.