Psalms 140:8
Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the lawless one, his device, do not promote, They would exalt themselves. [Selah.]
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
7O Yahweh, My Lord, my saving strength, thou hast screened my head in the day of battle.
9As for the head of them who surround me, Let the mischief of their lips cover them:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:27Were it not that the taunt of the foe, I feared, Lest their adversaries should mistake,—Lest they should say—Our own hand, is exalted, It is not Yahweh, therefore who hath wrought all this!
Job 5:12Who doth frustrate the schemes of the crafty, that their hands cannot achieve abiding success;
Psalms 27:12Do not give me up unto the desire of mine adversaries, for there have risen up against me witnesses that are false, and he that fanneth up violence.
Psalms 144:10Who giveth victory unto kings—Who snatcheth away David his servant, from the calamitous 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 →