Psalms 140:8

יְהֹוִה אֲדֹנָי עֹז יְשׁוּעָתִי סַכֹּתָה לְרֹאשִׁי בְּיוֹם נָֽשֶׁק ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

In Context

7אָמַרְתִּי לַיהוָה אֵלִי אָתָּה הַאֲזִינָה יְהוָה קוֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי ׃

9אַל ־ תִּתֵּן יְהוָה מַאֲוַיֵּי רָשָׁע זְמָמוֹ אַל ־ תָּפֵק יָרוּמוּ סֶֽלָה ׃

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:27לוּלֵי כַּעַס אוֹיֵב אָגוּר פֶּֽן ־ יְנַכְּרוּ צָרֵימוֹ פֶּן ־ יֹֽאמְרוּ יָדֵינוּ רָמָה וְלֹא יְהוָה פָּעַל כָּל ־ זֹֽאת ׃

Job 5:12מֵפֵר מַחְשְׁבוֹת עֲרוּמִים וְֽלֹא ־ תַעֲשֶׂינָה יְדֵיהֶם תּוּשִׁיָּֽה ׃

Psalms 27:12אַֽל ־ תִּתְּנֵנִי בְּנֶפֶשׁ צָרָי כִּי קָֽמוּ ־ בִי עֵֽדֵי ־ שֶׁקֶר וִיפֵחַ חָמָֽס ׃

Psalms 144:10הַנּוֹתֵן תְּשׁוּעָה לַמְּלָכִים הַפּוֹצֶה אֶת ־ דָּוִד עַבְדּוֹ מֵחֶרֶב רָעָֽה ׃

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 →

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