Psalms 9:4,16 - Compare All Versions
Psalms 9:4 NIV (New International Version)
For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.
Psalms 9:16 NIV (New International Version)
The LORD is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
Psalms 9:4 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.
Psalm 9:16 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
The LORD has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah
Psalms 9:4 NLT (New Living Translation)
For you have judged in my favor; from your throne you have judged with fairness.
Psalms 9:16 NLT (New Living Translation)
The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. Quiet Interlude
Psalms 9:4 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
For you have upheld my just cause; you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge.
Psalms 9:16 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
The LORD has made himself known; he has executed justice, snaring the wicked by the work of their hands. Higgaion . Selah
Psalms 9:4 KJV (King James Version)
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou satest in the throne judging right.
Psalm 9:16 KJV (King James Version)
The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Psalms 9:4 NKJV (New King James Version)
For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
Psalms 9:16 NKJV (New King James Version)
The LORD is known by the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah
Psalms 9:3-4 MSG (The Message)
The day my enemies turned tail and ran, they stumbled on you and fell on their faces. You took over and set everything right; when I needed you, you were there, taking charge.
Psalms 9:15-16 MSG (The Message)
They’re trapped, those godless countries, in the very snares they set, Their feet all tangled in the net they spread. They have no excuse; the way God works is well-known. The shrewd machinery made by the wicked has maimed their own hands.
Psalms 9:4 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
For You have maintained my just cause; You have sat on the throne judging righteously.
Psalm 9:16 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
The LORD has made Himself known; He has executed judgment. A wicked one is ensnared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion Selah
Psalms 9:4 AMP (Amplified Bible)
For You have maintained my right and my cause; You have sat on the throne judging righteously.
Psalms 9:16 AMP (Amplified Bible)
The LORD has made Himself known; He executes judgment; The wicked are trapped by the work of their own hands. Higgaion (meditation) Selah.
Psalms 9:4 NET (New English Translation)
For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision.
Psalms 9:16 NET (New English Translation)
The LORD revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah)