Parallel Verses
NET Bible
O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah)
New American Standard Bible
Do not promote
King James Version
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Holman Bible
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud.
International Standard Version
Never grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; never condone their plans so they cannot exalt themselves. Interlude
A Conservative Version
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked man. Do not further his evil device. They exalt themselves. Selah.
American Standard Version
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves. Selah
Amplified
“Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further their evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.
Bible in Basic English
O Lord, give not the wrongdoer his desire; give him no help in his evil designs, or he may be uplifted in pride. (Selah.)
Darby Translation
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desire of the wicked; further not his device: they would exalt themselves. Selah.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou wilt not give, O Jehovah, the desires of the unjust one: thou wilt not bring forth his device; they will be lifted up. Silence.
King James 2000
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not grant, O Yahweh, [the] desires of [the] wicked. Do not allow [them] to attain their plan, lest they be exalted. Selah
Modern King James verseion
O Jehovah, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not help his wicked plans, lest they praise themselves. Selah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let not the ungodly have his desire, O LORD; let not his mischievous imagination prosper, lest they be too proud. Selah.
New Heart English Bible
LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked. Do not let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the lawless one, his device, do not promote, They would exalt themselves. Selah.
Webster
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
World English Bible
Yahweh, don't grant the desires of the wicked. Don't let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.
Youngs Literal Translation
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 140:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Rescue
7 O sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle. 8 O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah) 9 As for the heads of those who surround me -- may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:27
But I fear the reaction of their enemies, for their adversaries would misunderstand and say, "Our power is great, and the Lord has not done all this!"'
2 Samuel 15:31
Now David had been told, "Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed, "Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O Lord!"
Job 5:12-13
He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned!
Psalm 10:2-3
The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
Psalm 27:12
Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.
Psalm 94:20-21
Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.