Psalm 9:15–18
15 The nations have sunk in cthe pit that they made;
in dthe net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16 The Lord has made himself eknown; he has executed judgment;
the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion.4 Selah
17 The wicked shall freturn to Sheol,
all the nations that gforget God.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
and hthe hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
Psalm 9:15–18 — The New International Version (NIV)
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;
their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,
all the nations that forget God.
18 But God will never forget the needy;
the hope of the afflicted will never perish.
Psalm 9:15–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made:
In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
16 The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth:
The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
Higgaion. Selah.
17 The wicked shall be turned into hell,
And all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten:
The expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Psalm 9:15–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others.
Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.
16 The Lord is known for his justice.
The wicked are trapped by their own deeds.
Quiet Interlude
17 The wicked will go down to the grave.
This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.
18 But the needy will not be ignored forever;
the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.
Psalm 9:15–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
15 The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
16 The Lord is known by the judgment He executes;
The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.
Meditation.
Selah
17 The wicked shall be turned into hell,
And all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten;
The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.
Psalm 9:15–18 — New Century Version (NCV)
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they dug.
Their feet are caught in the nets they laid.
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,
and so will all those who forget God.
18 But those who have troubles will not be forgotten.
The hopes of the poor will never die.
Psalm 9:15–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)
15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made:
In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
16 Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment:
The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
17 The wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol,
Even all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten,
Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
Psalm 9:15–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken. 16 Jehovah is known by the judgment he hath executed: the wicked is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. 17 The wicked shall be turned into Sheol, all the nations that forget God. 18 For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever.
Psalm 9:15–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
15 The nations have sunk into the pit they have made.
Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden ⸤to trap others⸥.
16 The Lord is known by the judgment he has carried out.
The wicked person is trapped
by the work of his own hands.
Higgaion Selah
17 Wicked people, all the nations who forget God,
will return to the grave.
18 Needy people will not always be forgotten.
Nor will the hope of oppressed people be lost forever.
Psalm 9:15–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they made;
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
16 The Lord has revealed Himself;
He has executed justice,
striking down the wicked
by the work of their hands. Higgaion. Selah
17 The wicked will return to Sheol —
all the nations that forget God.
18 For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever.
Psalm 9:15–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
15 The nations have sunk in the pit that they made;
in the net that they hid has their own foot been caught.
16 The Lord has made himself known, he has executed judgment;
the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah
17 The wicked shall depart to Sheol,
all the nations that forget God.
18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
nor the hope of the poor perish forever.
Psalm 9:15–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
15 The nations have fallen in the pit that they made;
their foot is caught in the net that they hid.
16 Yahweh has made himself known;
he has executed judgment.
The wicked is snared by the work of his hands. Higgaion Selah
17 The wicked shall turn back to Sheol,
all the nations forgetting God,
18 for the needy shall not always be forgotten;
the hope of the poor shall never perish.
Psalm 9:15–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug.
Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
16 The Lord is known to be fair.
Evil people are trapped by what they have done. Higgaion. Selah
17 Sinful people go down to the grave.
So do all the nations that forget God.
18 But those who are in need will always be remembered.
The hope of those who are hurting will never die.
Psalm 9:15–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
15 The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
16 The Lord has made Himself known;
He has executed judgment.
In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared.
Higgaion Selah.
17 The wicked will return to Sheol,
Even all the nations who forget God.
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten,
Nor the hope of the afflicted perish forever.