Radak, on Ps 9:17

“The Lord shall be known when he executeth judgments: the sinner hath been caught in the works of his own hands.”

“The Lord hath made Himself known: – Now the Lord has made Himself known in this war, for Israel had conquered them with but little strength and power, compared with theirs; and they would not have been able to conquer them except the Lord had fought for Israel. He hath executed judgment:on the Philistines. The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands: This (wicked one) is Goliath, for with his own sword was he killed. And the word נוֹקֵשׁ (snared) is written (here) with sere equivalent to pathah, and is the niphal form with the same root-meaning as מוֹקְשִׁים, snares. It is possible also to explain the nun as radical, and then it is an intransitive verb, of which the meaning can be exemplified in the verse: “they that seek my life laid snares (וינקשו)” (Ps. 38:13). And נוקשׁ and יקשׁ have the same meaning. Higgayon. Selah:This deliverance is the subject of our meditation (higgayon) and thanksgiving.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.