Psalms 140:8
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 140 connects to 9 cross-references. A lament of David calling for deliverance from evil and violent men who have sharpened their tongues like serpents and planned evil attacks. The psalmist takes refuge in the Lord as his strong deliverer and trusted shield, confident the Lord …
Other Translations
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves. [Selah
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.
O Lord, give not the wrongdoer his desire; give him no help in his evil designs, or he may be uplifted in pride. (Selah.)
Cross References
Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest …
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, …
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such …
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.