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Psalms 140:8

6 I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
KJV
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
WEB
LORD, don’t grant the desires of the wicked. Don’t let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.
ASV
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, [lest] they exalt themselves. Selah
DARBY
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desire of the wicked; further not his device: they would exalt themselves. Selah.
BLB
Do not grant, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked; do not promote his wicked device; [lest] they be exalted! Selah
ÅB
Herre, gi ikke den ugudelige hva han attrår, la ikke hans onde råd få fremgang! De ville da opphøye seg. Sela.
OTB
Ikke gi, Herre, de ondes ønsker;
La ikke deres onde planer lykkes, så de ikke blir opphøyet.
Sela
B1930
Herre, gi ikke den ugudelige hvad han attrår, la ikke hans onde råd få fremgang! De vilde da ophøie sig. Sela.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 10:2–3

    The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

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  • Psalms 27:12

    Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

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  • Job 5:12–13

    He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:31

    And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:27

    Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.

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  • Psalms 94:20–21

    Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

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