Psalms
Psalm 9:16
16The LORD is known by the justice He brings;
the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
Higgaion Selahb
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 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.