Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Psalm 140:8
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Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
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Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; [lest] they exalt themselves. Selah.
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LORD, don’t grant the desires of the wicked. Don’t let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, [lest] they exalt themselves. [Selah
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Psalm 140
6 I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.
7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
9 May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
10 May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
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