Psalm 140:8

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; further not their wicked plot and device, lest they exalt themselves. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:31

David was told, Ahithophel [your counselor] is among the conspirators with Absalom. David said, O Lord, I pray You, turn Ahithophel's counsel into foolishness.

Psalm 144:10

You are He Who gives salvation to kings, Who rescues David His servant from the hurtful sword [of evil].

Psalm 27:12

Give me not up to the will of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me; they breathe out cruelty and violence.

Deuteronomy 32:27

Had I not feared the provocation of the foe, lest their enemies misconstrue it and lest they should say, Our own hand has prevailed; all this was not the work of the Lord.