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New Living Translation

Psalms 9:15

The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Net;   Sin;   Thompson Chain Reference - Heathen;   Righteous-Wicked;   Wicked, the;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Feet, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Heathen;   Pit;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Net;   Saul;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Foot;   Net;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acrostic;   English Versions;   Hunting;   Nations;   Psalms;   Sin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Pit;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Net;   Pit;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Acrostic;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The nations have fallen into the pit they made;their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
Hebrew Names Version
The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
King James Version
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
English Standard Version
The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
New Century Version
The nations have fallen into the pit they dug. Their feet are caught in the nets they laid.
New English Translation
The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.
Amplified Bible
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
New American Standard Bible
The nations have sunk down into the pit which they have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
World English Bible
The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The heathen are sunken downe in the pit that they made: in the nette that they hid, is their foote taken.
Legacy Standard Bible
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
Berean Standard Bible
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are snared in the net they have hidden.
Contemporary English Version
Our Lord , the nations fell into their own pits, and their feet were caught in their own traps.
Complete Jewish Bible
so that I can proclaim all your praises at the gates of the daughter of Tziyon and rejoice in this deliverance of yours."
Darby Translation
The nations are sunk down in the pit [that] they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.
Easy-to-Read Version
Those other nations have fallen into the pit they dug to catch others. They have been caught in their own trap.
George Lamsa Translation
The Gentiles are sunk down in the pit that they made; and their foot is caught in the net which they hid.
Good News Translation
The heathen have dug a pit and fallen in; they have been caught in their own trap.
Lexham English Bible
The nations have fallen in the pit that they made; their foot is caught in the net that they hid.
Literal Translation
The nations have sunk into the pit they made; their foot is taken in the net they hid.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As for the Heithen, the are suncke downe in the pytte that they made: in the same nette, which they spred out priuely, is their owne fote take.
American Standard Version
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Bible in Basic English
The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
That I may tell of all Thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, that I may rejoice in Thy salvation.
King James Version (1611)
The heathen are sunke downe in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid, is their own foot taken.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Heathen are sunke downe into the pit that they made: their owne foote is snared in the same net whiche they had layde priuily [for other.]
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken.
English Revised Version
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y schal `be fulli ioyeful in thin helthe; hethene men ben fast set in the perisching, which thei maden. In this snare, which thei hidden, the foot of hem is kauyt.
Update Bible Version
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Webster's Bible Translation
The heathen are sunk down in the pit [that] they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
New King James Version
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
New Life Bible
The nations have fallen into the hole they have dug. Their own feet have been caught in the net they have hidden.
New Revised Standard
The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid has their own foot been caught.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The nations, have sunk, in the pit they had made, In the net which they had hidden, is caught their own foot.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(9-16) I will rejoice in thy salvation: the Gentiles have stuck fast in the destruction which they prepared. Their foot hath been taken in the very snare which they hid.
Revised Standard Version
The nations have sunk in the pit which they made; in the net which they hid has their own foot been caught.
Young's Literal Translation
Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.
THE MESSAGE
They'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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.

Contextual Overview

11 Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds. 12 For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer. 13 Lord , have mercy on me. See how my enemies torment me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death. 14 Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me. 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. 19 Arise, O Lord ! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Judge the nations! 20 Make them tremble in fear, O Lord . Let the nations know they are merely human. Interlude

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 7:15, Psalms 7:16, Psalms 35:8, Psalms 37:15, Psalms 57:6, Psalms 94:23, Proverbs 5:22, Proverbs 22:8

Reciprocal: Exodus 21:33 - General Numbers 16:33 - into the Esther 5:14 - he caused Esther 7:9 - Hang him thereon Job 5:13 - taketh Job 18:8 - he is cast Psalms 5:10 - let Psalms 10:2 - let Psalms 10:16 - heathen Psalms 33:10 - The Lord Psalms 35:7 - hid Psalms 59:5 - the heathen Psalms 94:13 - until the pit Proverbs 11:5 - direct Proverbs 11:27 - he that seeketh Proverbs 12:2 - a man Proverbs 12:12 - desireth Proverbs 26:27 - diggeth Proverbs 28:10 - he shall Ecclesiastes 10:8 - that John 8:9 - went out Acts 5:37 - he also 1 Corinthians 3:19 - He

Cross-References

Genesis 9:8
Then God told Noah and his sons,
Genesis 9:10
and with all the animals that were on the boat with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals—every living creature on earth.
Exodus 28:12
Fasten the two stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that Aaron represents the people of Israel. Aaron will carry these names on his shoulders as a constant reminder whenever he goes before the Lord .
Deuteronomy 7:9
Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps his covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes his unfailing love on those who love him and obey his commands.
1 Kings 8:23
and he prayed, "O Lord , God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven above or on the earth below. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion.
Nehemiah 9:32
"And now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of unfailing love, do not let all the hardships we have suffered seem insignificant to you. Great trouble has come upon us and upon our kings and leaders and priests and prophets and ancestors—all of your people—from the days when the kings of Assyria first triumphed over us until now.
Psalms 106:45
He remembered his covenant with them and relented because of his unfailing love.
Jeremiah 14:21
For the sake of your reputation, Lord , do not abandon us. Do not disgrace your own glorious throne. Please remember us, and do not break your covenant with us.
Ezekiel 16:60
Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you when you were young, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.
Luke 1:72
He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant—

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Heathen are sunk into the pit [that] they made,.... The psalmist having determined to praise the Lord, and called upon others to join with him in it, here enters upon it: for, as Jarchi and Aben Ezra observe, this is תהלה "the praise" he was desirous to show forth, which is occasioned by the destruction of God's enemies, and the deliverance of his people: by "the Heathen" are meant not the Philistines, as Kimchi interprets it, who thought to cause Israel to fall, and fell themselves; but this is spoken prophetically of the nations of the earth, who have joined in the idolatry of antichrist, the Gentiles, by whom the holy city has been trodden under foot; even the several antichristian states, that will be destroyed by the pouring out of the seven vials, and especially the last, at the battle of Armageddon; and which will be brought on by themselves, with a design to destroy the whole kingdom and interest of Christ, but will issue in their utter ruin, which this phrase is expressive of; see

Revelation 18:3. The metaphor is taken from hunters, who dig pits for the wild beasts to fall into, that they may the more easily take them, into which they fall themselves; see Psalms 7:15. Wicked men are mischievous and crafty, but sometimes they are taken in their own craftiness;

in the net which they laid is their own foot taken; which may signify the same thing as before, that the mischief they design for others falls upon themselves; only as the former phrase denotes their utter destruction like the sinking of a millstone in the sea, by which the irrecoverable ruin of Babylon is expressed, Revelation 18:21; this may design the restraint and hinderance of them from doing the evil they would; their feet are entangled, that they cannot run to shed blood; and their hands are held, that they cannot perform their enterprise; and their wrath in restrained and made to praise the Lord. The metaphor is taken from fowlers, who lay nets and snares for birds, and cover them that they may not be seen, but fall into them unawares; see Psalms 124:7.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The heathen - Hebrew, “The nations;” that is, the idolatrous people that were arrayed against him. See the notes at Psalms 9:5.

Are sunk down - That is, referring to those who had been overcome, as mentioned in Psalms 9:5; or to those who still encompassed him, in respect to whom he was so certain that they would be overcome that he could speak of it as a thing already accomplished. According to the former view, it would be an encouragement derived from the past; according to the latter, it would indicate unwavering confidence in God, and the certain assurance of ultimate victory. It is not easy to determine which is the true interpretation. The Hebrew is, “Sunk are the nations in the pit which they have made;” that is, he sees them sinking down to destruction.

In the pit that they made - In which they designed that others should fall. See the notes at Psalms 7:15.

In the net which they hid - Which they laid for others. The allusion here is to a spring-net made to capture birds or wild beasts.

Is their own foot taken - The net here referred to seems to have been particularly a net to take wild beasts by securing one of their feet, like a modern trap. The idea is, that they had been brought into the destruction which they had designed for others. See the notes at Psalms 7:15-16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 9:15. The heathen are sunk down to the pit — See on Psalms 7:15.


 
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