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The Boomerang of Sin
Commentators unanimously highlight the principle of retributive justice. The wicked, in attempting to harm the righteous, are ultimately caught in their own traps. As multiple scholars note, the metaphors of the pit and the net illustrate how God's providence ensures that the evil schemes of persecutors become the means of their own downfall.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 9:15
18th Century
Theologian
The heathen - Hebrew, The nations; that is, the idolatrous people that were arrayed against him. See the notes at ([Refere…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 9:15
19th Century
Bishop
Compare to Psalms 7:16.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 9:15–16
19th Century
Preacher
In the net which they hid is their own foot taken. The LORD known by the judgment which he executes: the wicked is snared in the work of his ow…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 9:15
16th Century
Theologian
The heathen are sunk. David, now raised to holy confidence, triumphs over his enemies. In the first place, he says metaphorically that the…
John Gill
On Psalms 9:15
17th Century
Pastor
The Heathen are sunk into the pit [that] they made
The psalmist having determined to praise the Lord, and called upo…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 9:11–20
17th Century
Minister
Those who believe that God is greatly to be praised not only desire to praise Him better themselves, but also desire that others may join with them…