Psalms 9:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 9:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 punish...
Psalms 9:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(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...
Psalms 9:16 - 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...
Psalms 9:16 - 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.
Psalms 9:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Psalms 9:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the 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 - It is not every casualty that can pro...
Psalms 9:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Higgaion— See the note on Psalms 3:2 .
Psalms 9:16 - 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...
Psalms 9:16 - 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 t...
Psalms 9:16 - 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...
Psalms 9:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 9:1-20 Psalms 7:1-17 ; Psalms 9:1-20 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...
Psalms 9:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Confidence in the Righteous Judge Psalms 9:1-20 The Chaldee version adds to the inscription, “concerning the death of the champion who went out between the camps,” referring to the death of Gol...
Psalms 9:16 - 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...
Psalms 9:16 - 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, everl...
Psalms 9:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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,...
Psalms 9:16 - 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 hist...
Psalms 9:16 - 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...
Psalms 9:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

A Call to Praise God; Certain Ruin of the Wicked. 11 Sing praises to the L ORD , which dwelleth in Zion: declare among...
Psalms 9:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy 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 follow...
Psalms 9:16 - 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 t...
Psalms 9:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “A psalm of thanksgiving ( Psalms 9:1-2 ) after a victory ( Psalms 9:3 ) over the heathen wrought by Divine judgment ( Psalms 9:4-6 ), expressing confidence in His constant protection o...
Psalms 9:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 som...
Psalms 9:16 - 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...
Psalms 9:16 - 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....
Psalms 9:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 wha...
Psalms 9:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Prophetic View of the Victory of Faith
Psalms 9:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 17:46 ; 1 Samuel 6:19 ; 1 Samuel 6:20 ; 2 Kings 19:19 ; 2 Kings 19:34 ; 2 Kings 19:35 ; Deuteronomy 29:22-28 ; Exodus 14:10 ; Exodus 14:31 ; Exodus 14:4 ; Exodus 7:5 ; Isaiah 28:...
Psalms 9:16 - 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.

Psalms 9:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 9:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 9:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 9:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 9:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 9:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 9:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 9:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 9:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 9:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 9:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 9:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 9:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 9:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 9:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 9:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes