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


In Context

5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.

6 I said to Yahweh, |You are my God.| Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.

7 Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

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

9 As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

10 Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.

Psalm 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

140:8do not grant the wicked their desires, O Lord ; do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud. 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 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.