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Psalms 9:16

The Lord is known by the judgment which He executeth, in overthrowing the plans of the wicked; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands, his plans resulting in his own detriment. Higgaion, that is, meditation, a long pause being made here in order to impress the truth of the last statements upon the hearers. Selah.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 9:16. _THE LORD IS KNOWN_ BY _THE JUDGMENT_] It is not every _casualty_ that can properly be called a _judgment of God_. Judgment is his strange work; but when he executes it, his mind is...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE LORD IS KNOWN BY THE JUDGMENT WHICH HE EXECUTETH - By what; he does in his dealings with men, in dispensing rewards and punishments, bestowing blessings upon the righteous, and sending punishments...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 9 THE GODLY REMNANT. THE WICKED ONE AND HIS FOLLOWERS (9-15) _ 1. The praise of the Most High (Psalms 9:1)_ 2. Millennial deliverances and glories (Psalms 9:3) 3. Prayer for divine interven...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    9 AND 10. YAHWEH THE REFUGE OF HIS PEOPLE. These two Pss., divided in MT, were originally one, This is proved by the fact that they are one in LXX. and Vulg., by the absence of title over Psalms 10, a...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HIGGAION. soliloquy, or meditation. See App-66. SELAH. Connecting the wicked one (singular) of Psalms 9:16 with the wicked ones (plural) of Psalms 9:17. See App-66....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    HIGGAION— See the note on Psalms 3:2....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 9:10 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Kingship of Jehovah in Zion Finally Triumphant over a League between the Nations and the Lawless One. ANALYSIS These two psalms are bound together as originally on...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THE LORD IS KNOWN BY THE JUDGMENT WHICH HE EXECUTETH: THE WICKED IS SNARED IN THE WORK OF HIS OWN HANDS. HIGGAION. SELAH._ The Lord is known (by) the judgment (which) he executeth. The Hebrew expres...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    9:16 Higgaion. (h-21) This may mean, 'to be played on the harp;' if not 'meditate.' Same word as Psalms 19:14 ; Psalms 92:3 ; Lamentations 3:62 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    RV 'The Lord hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment.' HIGGAION] a musical term applied only here. It occurs in the text of Psalms 92:3, and probably means something like our _forte._ SELAH...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Psalms 9:10 are combined in LXX, and there is certainly a real, though obscure, relationship between them. The two together form one 'acrostic,' the vv. beginning with the successive letters of the He...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE LORD. — Better, _Jehovah hath made himself known. He hath executed judgment, snaring the wicked in the work of his own hands._ HIGGAION. SELAH. — _Higgaion_ occurs three times in the Psalms — here...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 9:17]_ נֹ֤ודַ֨ע ׀ יְהוָה֮ מִשְׁפָּ֪ט עָ֫שָׂ֥ה בְּ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 9:1 Psalms 7:1; Psalms 9:1 are connected by the recurrence of the two thoughts of God as the Judge of nations and the wicked falling into the pit which he digged. Probably the original arrangem...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    CONFIDENCE IN THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE Psalms 9:1 The Chaldee version adds to the inscription, “concerning the death of the champion who went out between the camps,” referring to the death of Goliath. Thi...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The burden of this psalm is thanksgiving for Jehovah's righteous rule by which He has overcome the enemies of the chosen people. It is almost exclusively a song of thanksgiving. There are a few brief...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (h) The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. (h) The mercy of God toward his saints must be declared and the fall...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Hid. These are the enemies of salvation. (Berthier) --- The nations which had oppressed the Jews found their fortifications and arms turned against themselves, (Calmet) which is often the case of the...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    What a sure destruction must overtake all the enemies of God and of his Christ. In this life misery, and the evils they intend for others, falling upon themselves; and in that which is to come, everla...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    16._The Lord is known in executing judgment. _The reading of the words literally is this, The _known Lord has done judgment. _This manner of speech is abrupt, and its very brevity renders it obscure....

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 9 AND 10. In Psalms 9 and 10 we enter historically on the circumstances of the remnant in the last days in the land. The great principles having been laid down ...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THE LORD IS KNOWN [BY] THE JUDGMENT [WHICH] HE EXECUTETH,.... The judgment which God will execute upon antichrist, and the antichristian powers, will be a means of making known his name, his glory, hi...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. Ver. 16. _The Lord is known by the judgment, &c._] The heathen historian...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The heathen are sunk in the pit they made_ Fallen into that destruction which they designed to bring upon others. “Faith beholds, as already executed, that righteous judgment whereby wicked men will...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    11-20 Those who believe that God is greatly to be praised, not only desire to praise him better themselves, but desire that others may join with them. There is a day coming, when it will appear that...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE LORD IS KNOWN, or, _hath made himself known_, or famous even among his enemies, by his most wise counsels and wonderful works. BY THE JUDGMENT WHICH HE EXECUTETH upon the wicked, as it followeth....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 9:16 LORD H3068 known H3045 (H8738) judgment H4941 executes H6213 (H8804) wicked H7563 snared H5367 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘The nations are sunk down in the pit that they have made, In the net which they concealed is their own foot taken. YHWH has made himself known, he has executed judgment: The wicked is snared in th...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    This Psalm has a dedication which is very difficult to understand: «To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David.» Either «Muthlabben» is the tune to which the Psalm was to be sung, or some...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Praise for victory over enemies. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: In the midst of all distresses, we may by faith find a refuge in God and when victory comes, we should not forget that...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Psalms 9:5. _Thou hast rebuked the heathen._ A song in ancient time was made after every victory, a sort of _Te Deum,_ to be sung in the congregation. The collection of those hallowed martial odes was...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _With long life will I satisfy him._ HEALTHY RELIGION Through the mistake of its friends religion has been chiefly associated with sickbeds and grave yards. It is high time this thing were changed, a...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Consider my trouble._ A NOTE OF TROUBLE IN A TRIUMPH PSALM The second part of the Psalm begins with Psalms 9:13. The prayer in that verse is the only trace of trouble in the Psalm. The rest is trium...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _I will praise Thee, O Lord._ PRAISE, TRUST, AND PRAYER In the Septuagint, this Psalm refers to the death of the Divine Son, and recites His victory over death, the grave, and all our foes. I. Ther...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:1. Psalms 9:1 together follow a basically acrostic pattern, with the first word of each line beginning with successive letters of the Hebrew alpha

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 9:15 God defends the poor by defeating their oppressors. The WICKED (vv. Psalms 9:16,...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “A psalm of thanksgiving (Psalms 9:1) after a victory (Psalms 9:3) over the heathen wrought by Divine judgment (Psalms 9:4), expressing confidence in His constant protection of the oppres...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This psalm, which, like the six preceding it, is declared by the title to be "a Psalm of David," is a song of thanksgiving for the defeat of some foreign enemy. It is the first of what are...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    The ninth psalm is to the chief musician on Muthlabben. Muthlabben is the death of a son. This could have been when Bathsheba's first son died. I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 17:46; 1 Samuel 6:19; 1 Samuel 6:20; 2 Kings 19:19; 2 K

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Higgaion — This is either a musical term, or a note of attention, intimating that the matter deserves deep meditation, or consideration, as the word signifies....

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