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


In Context

5 The proud hid a snare for me — and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.

6 I have said to Jehovah, 'My God art Thou, Hear, Jehovah, the voice of my supplications.'

7 O Jehovah, my Lord, strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of armour.

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

9 The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covereth them.

10 They cause to fall on themselves burning coals, Into fire He doth cast them, Into deep pits — they arise not.

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 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 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.