8do not grant the wicked their desires, O Lord ; do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah


In Context

5 Proud men have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path. Selah

6 O Lord , I say to you, "You are my God." Hear, O Lord , my cry for mercy.

7 O Sovereign Lord , my strong deliverer, who shields my head in the day of battle-

8 do not grant the wicked their desires, O Lord ; do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah

9 Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.

10 Let burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise.

Psalms 140:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

140:8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; [lest] they exalt themselves. Selah.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

140:8Give me not up, O Lord, from my desire to the wicked: they have plotted against me; do not thou forsake me, lest they should triumph.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

140:8Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves. Selah

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

140:8Grant not, O Jehovah, the desire of the wicked; further not his device: they would exalt themselves. Selah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

140:8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; further not his evil device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

140:8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

140:8Yahweh, don't grant the desires of the wicked. Don't let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

140:8Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

140:8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.