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Psalms 140:8

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 140:9.

אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּתֵּ֣ןtitengiveנָתַןverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a wish or indirect commandH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מַאֲוַיֵּ֣יmaavayedesireמַאֲוַיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “desire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3970a desiredesire.רָשָׁ֑עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.זְמָמ֥וֹzemamvowicked deviceזָמָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “wicked device”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2162a plotwicked device.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תָּ֝פֵ֗קtafeqaffordפּוּקverb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “afford”, a wish or indirect commandH6329to issue, i.e. furnish; causatively, to secure; figuratively, to succeedafford, draw out, further, get, obtain.יָר֥וּמוּyarumvhighרוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “high”, an unfinished actionH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…סֶֽלָהselahSelahסֶלָהparticle, interjection — “Selah”H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pauseSelah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(140-9) Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; further not his evil device, so that they exalt themselves. Selah

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American Standard Version (1901)

Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves. [Selah

Young’s Literal Translation

Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. 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.

Darby Translation

Grant not, O Jehovah, the desire of the wicked; further not his device: they would exalt themselves. Selah.

Douay-Rheims

But o to thee, O Lord, Lord, are my eyes: in thee have I put my trust, take not away my soul.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(140-9) Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; further not his evil device, so that they exalt themselves. Selah

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Deliver me not, O Lord, to the sinner, according to my desire: they have devised mischief against me; forsake me not, lest they should be exalted. Pause.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ παραδῷς με, Κύριε, ἀπὸ τῆς ἐπιθυμίας μου ἁμαρτωλῷ· διελογίσαντο κατʼ ἐμοῦ, μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς με, μή ποτε ὑψωθῶσι· διάψαλμα.