Psalms 140:8
Grant not, O LORD! the desires of the wicked; Let not their devices prosper; Let them not exalt themselves!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
7The Lord Jehovah is my saving strength: Thou shelterest my head in the day of battle!
9As for the heads of those who encompass me, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them!
Cross References
Job 5:12Who disappointeth the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot perform their enterprises;
Psalms 27:12Give me not up to the will of my adversaries! For false witnesses have risen up against me, And such as breathe out injustice.
Psalms 144:10To thee, who givest salvation to kings, Who deliverest David, thy servant, from the destructive sword!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 140:2-8
Complaints and Petitions. 1 Deliver me, O Lord , from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. 4 Keep me, O Lord , from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins… Read the whole commentary →