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Psalm 9:15–16

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15–16They’re trapped, those godless countries,

in the very snares they set,

Their feet all tangled

in the net they spread.

They have no excuse;

the way God works is well-known.

The cunning machinery made by the wicked

has maimed their own hands.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The nations have sunk in the pit that they made;

in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.

The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment;

the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;

their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

The Lord is known by his acts of justice;

the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The nations have fallen into the pit they made;

their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.

The Lord has made himself known;

he has executed justice,

snaring the wicked

by the work of their hands.

Higgaion. Selah

NLTNew Living Translation

The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others.

Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.

The Lord is known for his justice.

The wicked are trapped by their own deeds.

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LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The nations have fallen in the pit that they made;

their foot is caught in the net that they hid.

Yahweh has made himself known;

he has executed judgment.

The wicked is snared by the work of his hands. Higgaion Selah

KJV 1900King James Version

The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made:

In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth:

The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.

Higgaion. Selah.