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VI

16 The nations fall into the pit they dig;
    in the snare they hide, their own foot is caught.
17 [a]The Lord is revealed in making judgments:
    by the deeds they do the wicked are trapped.(A)
Higgaion. Selah

VII

18 To Sheol the wicked will depart,
    all the nations that forget God.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:17 The Lord is revealed in making judgments: God has so made the universe that the wicked are punished by the very actions they perform. Selah: see note on Ps 3:3.

16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](A)
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,(B)
    all the nations that forget God.(C)
18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope(D) of the afflicted(E) will never perish.

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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.