Psalms 9:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 9:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 9:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 9:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.”

Psalms 9:16 — World English Bible

Psalms 9:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. [Higgaion. Selah”

Psalms 9:16 — American Standard Version

Psalms 9:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jehovah hath been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. Meditation. Selah.”

Psalms 9:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 9:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jehovah is known [by] the judgment he hath executed: the wicked is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.”

Psalms 9:16 — Darby Translation

Psalms 9:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Lord is knowen by executing iudgement: the wicked is snared in the worke of his owne handes. Higgaion. Selah.”

Psalms 9:16 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 9:16 in Context — Psalms 9

14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

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

17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

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What Does Psalms 9:16 Mean?

Psalms 9:16 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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