New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 140:8
8Do not grant, O Lord, the 1desires of the wicked; Do not promote 2his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.
Psalms 140:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord; do not let their plans succeed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; Do not further his wicked scheme, Lest they be exalted. Selah
Context of Psalms 140:8
6I said to the Lord, “You are my God; Give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications. 7O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah. 9“As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them. 10May burning coals fall upon them; May they be cast into the fire, Into deep pits from which they cannot rise.
Read all of Psalms 140Psalms 140:8 word by word
אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן יְ֭הוָה מַאֲוַיֵּ֣י רָשָׁ֑ע זְמָמ֥וֹ אַל־תָּ֝פֵ֗ק יָר֥וּמוּ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 140:8
- Psalms 27:12Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence.
- Psalms 94:20Can a throne of destruction be allied with You, One which devises mischief by decree?
- 2 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, make the counsel of Ahithophel foolishness.”
- Job 5:12He frustrates the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands cannot attain success.
- Deuteronomy 32:27Had I not feared the provocation by the enemy, That their adversaries would misjudge, That they would say, “Our hand is triumphant, And the Lord has not done all this.”’
Commentaries on Psalms 140:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked - That is, in the matter under consideration. Let them not accomplish their desire in my destruction. Let them not succeed in their designs against me. The prayer, however, “may” be used more generally. It is proper to pray that the desires of the wicked, as wicked people, may not be granted to them; that they may “not” be successful in their purposes. Success in such desires would be only an injury to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Believers may pray that God would not grant the desires of the wicked, nor further their evil devices. False accusers will bring mischief upon themselves, even the burning coals of Divine vengeance. And surely the righteous shall dwell in God's presence, and give him thanks for evermore. This is true thanksgiving, even thanks-living: this use we should make of all our deliverances, we should serve God the more closely and cheerfully. Those…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13In this personal lament, the psalmist describes God's enemies and their evil plans. He prays for the Lord's protection and rescue, trusting in God's strength and justice. He predicts that fire will judge the evil (Psalm 140:9–11) and that he will be proven right and live in the Lord's presence (140:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. (Compare Psa 37:12; 66:7). lest they exalt themselves--or, they will be exalted if permitted to prosper.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 140
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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