Psalm 9:15 “The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are cau…”

Psalm 9:15

The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

The heathen are sunken downe in the pit that they made: in the nette that they hid, is their foote taken.

Darby Translation

The nations are sunk down in the pit [that] they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.

Young's Literal Translation

Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.

Bible in Basic English

The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.

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Cross references

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

Psalm 57:6 Psalm 35:8 Proverbs 5:22 Proverbs 22:8 Psalm 94:23 Psalm 37:15

Psalm 57:6 · BSB

They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah

Psalm 35:8 · BSB

May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.

Proverbs 5:22 · BSB

The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

Proverbs 22:8 · BSB

He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

Psalm 94:23 · BSB

He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.

Psalm 37:15 · BSB

But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah

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