Psalms

Psalm 9:15–16

¹⁵The nations have fallen into a pit of their making;

their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

¹⁶The LORD is known by the justice He brings;

the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.

Higgaion Selah^b

Footnotes

b 9:16 Higgaion Selah or quiet interlude is probably a musical or liturgical term.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The nations	ג֭וֹיִם	ḡō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
have fallen	טָבְע֣וּ	ṭā·ḇə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2883 sink, sink down
into a pit	בְּשַׁ֣חַת	bə·ša·ḥaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7845 pit
of their making	עָשׂ֑וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
their feet	רַגְלָֽם׃	raḡ·lām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7272 foot
are caught	נִלְכְּדָ֥ה	nil·kə·ḏāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
in the net	בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־	bə·re·šeṯ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7568 net
they have hidden	טָ֝מָ֗נוּ	ṭā·mā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2934 hide, conceal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is known	נ֤וֹדַ֨ע׀	nō·w·ḏa‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
by the justice	מִשְׁפָּ֪ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
He brings	עָ֫שָׂ֥ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the wicked	רָשָׁ֑ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
are ensnared	נוֹקֵ֣שׁ	nō·w·qêš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5367 knock, strike
by the work	בְּפֹ֣עַל	bə·p̄ō·‘al	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6467 doing, deed, work
of their hands	כַּ֭פָּיו	kap·pāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
Higgaion	הִגָּי֥וֹן	hig·gā·yō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H1902 resounding music, meditation, musing
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 9:15 Psalm 57:6 · Psalm 7:15–16 · Psalm 35:8 · Proverbs 5:22 · Proverbs 22:8 · Psalm 94:23

Psalm 9:16 Exodus 7:5 · Proverbs 12:13 · Exodus 14:31 · Psalm 83:17–18 · Joshua 2:10–11 · Exodus 14:4 · Judges 1:7 · Isaiah 8:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.