New English Translation
Psalms 140:8
8O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (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 say to the Lord, “You are my God.” O Lord, pay attention to my plea for mercy! 7O sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle. O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah) 9As for the heads of those who surround me – may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them! 10May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.
Read all of Psalms 140Psalms 140:8 word by word
אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן יְ֭הוָה מַאֲוַיֵּ֣י רָשָׁ֑ע זְמָמ֥וֹ אַל־תָּ֝פֵ֗ק יָר֥וּמוּ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 140:8
- Psalms 27:12Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.
- Psalms 94:20Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.
- 2 Samuel 15:31Now David had been told, “Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed, “Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O Lord!”
- Job 5:12He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned!
- Deuteronomy 32:27But I fear the reaction of their enemies, for their adversaries would misunderstand and say, “Our power is great, 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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