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Psalms 140:8
8Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord; do not let their plans succeed.
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.
- 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
- New Living Translation (NLT)Lord, do not let evil people have their way. Do not let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud. Interlude
Context of Psalms 140:8
6I say to the Lord, “You are my God.” Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy. 7Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle. Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord; do not let their plans succeed. 9Those who surround me proudly rear their heads; may the mischief of their lips engulf them. 10May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.
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 the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations.
- Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
- 2 Samuel 15:31Now David had been told, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.”
- Job 5:12He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
- Deuteronomy 32:27but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest the adversary misunderstand and say, ‘Our hand has triumphed; 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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