The Meaning of Psalms 9:15 Explained

Psalms 9:15

KJV: The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

YLT: Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured.

Darby: The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.

ASV: The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The heathen  are sunk down  in the pit  [that] they made:  in the net  which  they hid  is their own foot  taken. 

What does Psalms 9:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 9:1-20 - Confidence In The Righteous Judge
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. This is the first of the Acrostic or Alphabetical Psalms, of which there are nine: Psalms 9:1-20; Psalms 10:1-18; Psalms 25:1-22; Psalms 34:1-22; Psalms 37:1-40; Psalms 111:1-10; Psalms 112:1-10; Psalms 119:1-176; Psalms 145:1-21.
There is a predominant note of praise, Psalms 9:1-5; Psalms 9:11-12; Psalms 9:14. Let memory heap fuel on the altar of praise. In the resurrection of our Lord, God indeed rebuked our arch-enemy, and his strongholds are now wastes, Zechariah 3:1-2; 2 Corinthians 10:4; Colossians 2:15. But there is a corresponding note of trust, Psalms 9:7-12. Calamity drives us to God. The more we know the more we trust Him. Doubt is born of ignorance. Leave God to vindicate; He will not forget, Psalms 9:12. There is a petition for further help, Psalms 9:13; Psalms 9:19-20. We have been at the gates of death, Psalms 9:13; here are the gates of the Holy City, Psalms 9:14. Compare Psalms 9:15 and Esther 7:10. God does not forget; forget Him not, Psalms 9:12; Psalms 17:1-15. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 9

1  David praises God for executing judgment
11  He incites others to praise him
13  He prays that he may have cause to praise him

What do the individual words in Psalms 9:15 mean?

Have sunk down the nations in the pit [which] they made in the net which they hid is caught their own foot
טָבְע֣וּ ג֭וֹיִם בְּשַׁ֣חַת עָשׂ֑וּ בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־ ז֥וּ טָ֝מָ֗נוּ נִלְכְּדָ֥ה רַגְלָֽם

טָבְע֣וּ  Have  sunk  down 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: טָבַע  
Sense: to sink, sink into, sink down, pierce, settle down, drown, be settled, be planted.
ג֭וֹיִם  the  nations 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
בְּשַׁ֣חַת  in  the  pit 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שַׁחַת  
Sense: pit, destruction, grave.
עָשׂ֑וּ  [which]  they  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בְּרֶֽשֶׁת־  in  the  net 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: רֶשֶׁת  
Sense: net.
טָ֝מָ֗נוּ  they  hid 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: טָמַן  
Sense: to hide, conceal, bury.
נִלְכְּדָ֥ה  is  caught 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: לָכַד  
Sense: to capture, take, seize.
רַגְלָֽם  their  own  foot 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: רֶגֶל  
Sense: foot.