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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[a]

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  1. 9:16 Hebrew Higgaion Selah. The meaning of this phrase is uncertain.

14 that I may declare your praises(A)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,(B)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.(C)

15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(D)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(E)
16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](F)

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