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Do not let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud. Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/140.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/140.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/140.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not bring about his evil planning, <i>so that</i> they <i>are not</i> exalted. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/140.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/140.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his <i>evil</i> device, <i>lest</i> they be exalted. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/140.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not further their evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/140.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let them achieve their goals. Otherwise, they will become proud. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/140.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let them achieve their goals. Otherwise, they will become proud. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/140.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't let the wicked succeed in doing what they want, or else they might never stop planning evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/140.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />LORD, don't give the wicked what they want; don't let their plots succeed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/140.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, do not give wicked people what they want. Do not let their evil plans succeed, [or] they will become arrogant. [Selah]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/140.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Never grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; never condone their plans so they cannot exalt themselves. Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/140.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah) </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/140.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; <i>lest</i> they exalt themselves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/140.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not further his <i>wicked</i> scheme, <i>Lest</i> they be exalted. Selah</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/psalms/140.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/140.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked. Do not let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/140.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh, don't grant the desires of the wicked. Don't let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/psalms/140.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/140.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/psalms/140.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />O LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not further their wicked plots, lest they exalt themselves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/140.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Grant not, O Jehovah, the desire of the wicked; further not his device: they would exalt themselves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/140.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; further not his evil device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/140.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/psalms/140.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Let not the wicked haue his desire, O Lord: performe not his wicked thought, least they be proude. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/psalms/140.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Graunt not vnto the vngodly <FI>his<Fi> desires O God: bryng not to passe his mischeuous imagination <FI>lest<Fi> they shoulde be made to proude. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/psalms/140.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Let not ye vngodly haue his desyre (o LORDE) let him not haue his purpose, lest they be to proude.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/140.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not grant, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked, "" Do not bring forth his wicked scheme, "" They are high. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/140.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/140.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt not give, O Jehovah, the desires of the unjust one: thou wilt not bring forth his device; they will be lifted up. Silence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/140.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Give me not up, O Lord, from my desire to the wicked: they have plotted against me; do not thou forsake me, lest they should triumph. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/140.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 139:9>O Lord, do not hand me over to the sinner by my desire. They have plotted against me. Do not abandon me, lest they should triumph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/140.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, do not grant the lust of the evil man and do not exalt his plot for my head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/140.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; further not their wicked devices; let them not accomplish their purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/140.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, so that they exalt themselves. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/140.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Deliver me not, O Lord, to the sinner, according to my desire: they have devised <i>mischief</i> against me; forsake me not, lest they should be exalted. 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A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Grant</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">not,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3970.htm" title="3970: ma·’ă·way·yê (N-mpc) -- Desire. From 'avah; a desire.">the desires</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6329.htm" title="6329: tā·p̄êq (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- To bring out, furnish, promote. A primitive root; to issue, i.e. Furnish; causatively, to secure; figuratively, to succeed.">promote</a> <a href="/hebrew/2162.htm" title="2162: zə·mā·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A plan, device. From zamam; a plot.">their evil plans,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: yā·rū·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">lest they be exalted.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542: se·lāh (Interjection) -- To lift up, exalt. From calah; suspension, i.e. Pause.">Selah</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/psalms/140.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set">Grant</a><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408. 'al (al) -- not (a subjective neg.)"> not</a><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">, O Jehovah</a><a href="/hebrew/3970.htm" title="3970. ma'avay (mah-av-ah'ee) -- desire">, the desires</a><a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563. rasha' (raw-shaw') -- wicked, criminal"> of the wicked</a><a href="/hebrew/2162.htm" title="2162. zamam (zaw-mawm') -- a plan, device">, His wicked device</a><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408. 'al (al) -- not (a subjective neg.)"> bring not</a><a href="/hebrew/6329.htm" title="6329. puwq (pook) -- to bring out, furnish, promote"> forth</a><a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311. ruwm (room) -- to be high or exalted, rise">, They are high</a><a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542. celah (seh'-law) -- to lift up, exalt">. Selah.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/psalms/140.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"><span class="divineName">LORD</span></a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">, do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqi2ms{1}Jm 5414"> grant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3970.htm" title="מַאֲוַיִּים ncmpc 3970"> the desires</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="רָשָׁע amsa 7563"> of the wicked</a>; <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6329.htm" title="פוק_2 vhi2msXa{1}Jt 6329"> let them achieve</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3ms"> their</a> <a href="/hebrew/2162.htm" title="זמם vqp3ms 2162"> goals</a>. <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="רום vqi3mp 7311">Otherwise, they will become proud</a>. <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="סֶלָה Pi 5542"><poemright><i>Selah</a></i></poemright></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/psalms/140.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set">"Do not grant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3970.htm" title="3970. ma'avay (mah-av-ah'ee) -- desire">the desires</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563. rasha' (raw-shaw') -- wicked, criminal">of the wicked;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6329.htm" title="6329. puwq (pook) -- to bring out, furnish, promote">Do not promote</a> <a href="/hebrew/2162.htm" title="2162. zamam (zaw-mawm') -- a plan, device">his [evil] device,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311. ruwm (room) -- to be high or exalted, rise">[that] they [not] be exalted.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542. celah (seh'-law) -- to lift up, exalt">Selah.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/psalms/140.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set">Grant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">not, O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3970.htm" title="3970. ma'avay (mah-av-ah'ee) -- desire">the desires</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563. rasha' (raw-shaw') -- wicked, criminal">of the wicked:</a> <a href="/hebrew/6329.htm" title="6329. puwq (pook) -- to bring out, furnish, promote">further</a> <a href="/hebrew/2162.htm" title="2162. zamam (zaw-mawm') -- a plan, device">not his wicked device;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311. ruwm (room) -- to be high or exalted, rise">[lest] they exalt</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542. celah (seh'-law) -- to lift up, exalt">themselves. 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