Psalms 140:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah”
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“Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves. [Selah”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 140:8 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 32:27if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed; it was not the LORD who did all this.’”
- 2 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
- Psalms 10:2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
- Psalms 27:12Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
- Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
- Psalms 144:10to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
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