Bible Strands
Psalms 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
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God and the gathered community within the gates of Zion, delivering a declaration of praise immediately after describing the downfall of hostile groups.
The words — עָשׂוּ ('a.Su) = [which] they made and נִלְכְּדָה (nil.ke.Dah) = it has been caught.
The thread — The pattern of self-entrapment recurs in Psalms 57:6, 7:15, and 35:8, where opponents dig pits or spread nets only to be captured by them.
Why it lands — The text states that hostile nations are trapped by their own concealed schemes, requiring the reader to observe how divine justice operates through the exact mechanisms the wicked devise.
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The Hebrew words
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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 57:6 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
- Psalms 7:15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
- Psalms 35:8 May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
- Proverbs 5:22 The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
- Proverbs 22:8 He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- Psalms 94:23 He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
- Psalms 37:15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.