Translations
Modern
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Traditional
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Literal
The nations have sunk down into the pit they have made; in the net that they hid, their foot is caught.
Latin
…exultabo in salutari tuo. Infixæ sunt gentes in interitu quem fecerunt; in laqueo isto quem absconderunt comprehensus est pes eorum.
Original
Hebrew
English
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Notes
This hymn celebrates the Lord's rule and triumph over evil. It may also respond to the laments in Psalms 3–7.
Some believe that Psalms 9 and 10 should be read together as one psalm in two parts. This is because Psalm 9 has a title, while Psalm 10 does not.
Despite some missing or inverted letters, the two psalms form an acrostic of the Hebrew alphabet. This means that each line or section begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Other alphabetic acrostics include Psalms 25, 34, 37, 111–112, 119, and 145.
The ancient Greek and Latin translations treat Psalms 9 and 10 as one psalm.
Theme notes and profiles
Glossary
Topics
Net: Figurative Sin: Fruits of The Feet of the Wicked: Ensnared