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18 yet they lie in wait—to kill themselves!
    and set an ambush—for their own lives!

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18 These men lie in wait(A) for their own blood;
    they ambush only themselves!(B)

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16 The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment;
    the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah(A)

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16 The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:16 The Hebrew has Higgaion and Selah (words of uncertain meaning) here; Selah occurs also at the end of verse 20.

10 So they hung Haman on the pole that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the anger of the king abated.

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10 So they impaled(A) Haman(B) on the pole(C) he had set up for Mordecai.(D) Then the king’s fury subsided.(E)

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He said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent[a] blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”(A) Throwing down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself.(B)

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  1. 27.4 Other ancient authorities read righteous

“I have sinned,” he said, “for I have betrayed innocent blood.”

“What is that to us?” they replied. “That’s your responsibility.”(A)

So Judas threw the money into the temple(B) and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.(C)

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17 If someone is burdened with the blood of another,
    let that killer be a fugitive until death;
    let no one offer assistance.(A)

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17 Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder
    will seek refuge(A) in the grave;
    let no one hold them back.

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22 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them,
    and they are caught in the coils of their sin.(A)
23 They die for lack of discipline,
    and because of their great folly they are lost.(B)

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22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;(A)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.(B)
23 For lack of discipline they will die,(C)
    led astray by their own great folly.(D)

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23 But you, O God, will cast them down
    into the lowest pit;
the bloodthirsty and treacherous
    shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.(A)

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23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit(A) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful(B)
    will not live out half their days.(C)

But as for me, I trust in you.(D)

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17 “Stolen water is sweet,
    and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”(A)
18 But they do not know that the dead[a] are there,
    that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.(B)

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  1. 9.18 Heb shades

17     “Stolen water is sweet;
    food eaten in secret is delicious!(A)
18 But little do they know that the dead are there,
    that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.(B)

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14 See how they conceive evil
    and are pregnant with mischief
    and bring forth lies.(A)
15 They make a pit, digging it out,
    and fall into the hole that they have made.(B)
16 Their mischief returns upon their own heads,
    and on their own heads their violence descends.(C)

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14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(A) to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit(B) they have made.(C)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

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