Psalms 9:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 9:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 9:16 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 9:16 — KJV
“The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. Higgaion: that is, Meditation”
— Psalms 9:16 (KJV)
Psalms 9:16 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 9:16
“And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 9:16: judgment, wicked, work
“When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 9:16: lord, work, own
“And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel. overlived...: Heb. prolonged their days after Joshua”
Shares key themes with Psalms 9:16: lord, known, work
“Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. great...: Chaldee, stones of rolling”
Shares key themes with Psalms 9:16: known, work, own
“I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 9:16: lord, known, judgment
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