16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

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16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

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16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.

16 The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

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My heart, O God, is steadfast,
    my heart is steadfast;(A)
    I will sing and make music.

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My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

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27 Whoever digs a pit(A) will fall into it;(B)
    if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.(C)

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27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

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Whoever digs a pit may fall into it;(A)
    whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.(B)

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He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

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