Psalms 140:8
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Psalms 140:8 in other translations
| BSB | Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah |
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| 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 |
| YLT | Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah. |
| DARBY | Grant not, O Jehovah, the desire of the wicked; further not his device: they would exalt themselves. Selah. |
| BBE | O Lord, give not the wrongdoer his desire; give him no help in his evil designs, or he may be uplifted in pride. (Selah.) |
| Webster | Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. |
What does Psalms 140:8 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 140:8-13
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Psalms 140:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 140:8
- Psalms 10:2-3
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
- 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.
- Job 5:12-13
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
- 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.
- 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.
- Psalms 94:20-21
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
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Context
- Psalms 140:7
O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
- Psalms 140:8
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
- Psalms 140:9
As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Psalms 140:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No des, oh Jehová, al impío sus deseos; no saques adelante su pensamiento, que no se ensoberbezca. (Selah.) |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’ Éternel, le Seigneur, est la force de mon salut; tu as couvert ma tête au jour des armes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Gewähre nicht, Jehova, die Gelüste des Gesetzlosen, laß sein Vorhaben nicht gelingen: sie würden sich erheben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quia ad te, Domine, Domine, oculi mei; in te speravi, non auferas animam meam. |