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Psalm 9:15

Good News Translation

The heathen have dug a pit and fallen in; they have been caught in their own trap.

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They must thank him with sacrifices, and with songs of joy must tell all that he has done.

I will sing to you, O Lord, because you have been good to me.

Now I know that the Lord gives victory to his chosen king; he answers him from his holy heaven and by his power gives him great victories.

But destruction will catch them before they know it; they will be caught in their own trap and fall to their destruction!

Then I will be glad because of the Lord; I will be happy because he saved me.

but they will be killed by their own swords, and their bows will be smashed.

My enemies have spread a net to catch me; I am overcome with distress. They dug a pit in my path, but fell into it themselves.

He will punish them for their wickedness and destroy them for their sins; the Lord our God will destroy them.

If you plant the seeds of injustice, disaster will spring up, and your oppression of others will end.

The sins of the wicked are a trap. They get caught in the net of their own sin.