Psalms 140:8

Geneva Bible (1560)

Let not the wicked haue his desire, O Lord: performe not his wicked thought, least they be proude. Selah.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 32:27 : 27 Saue that I feared the furie of the enemie, least their aduersaries should waxe proude, and least they should say, Our hie hande and not the Lorde hath done all this:
  • 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 Then one tolde Dauid, saying, Ahithophel is one of them that haue cospired with Absalom: and Dauid sayde, O Lorde, I pray thee, turne the counsell of Ahithophel into foolishnesse.
  • Job 5:12-13 : 12 He scattereth the deuices of the craftie: so that their handes can not accomplish that which they doe enterprise. 13 He taketh the wise in their craftinesse, and the counsel of the wicked is made foolish.
  • Ps 10:2-3 : 2 The wicked with pride doeth persecute the poore: let them be taken in the craftes that they haue imagined. 3 For the wicked hath made boast of his owne heartes desire, and the couetous blesseth himselfe: he contemneth the Lord.
  • Ps 27:12 : 12 Giue me not vnto the lust of mine aduersaries: for there are false witnesses risen vp against me, and such as speake cruelly.
  • Ps 94:20-21 : 20 Hath the throne of iniquitie fellowship with thee, which forgeth wrong for a Lawe? 21 They gather them together against the soule of the righteous, and condemne the innocent blood.

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    9As for the chiefe of them, that compasse me about, let the mischiefe of their owne lippes come vpon them.

  • Ps 140:4-5
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    4Keepe mee, O Lord, from the handes of the wicked: preserue mee from the cruell man, which purposeth to cause my steppes to slide.

    5The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spred a nette with cordes in my pathway, and set grennes for me. Selah.

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    11Let not ye foote of pride come against me, and let not the hand of ye wicked men moue me.

  • Ps 28:3
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    3Drawe mee not away with the wicked, and with the woorkers of iniquitie: which speake friendly to their neighbours, when malice is in their hearts.

  • Ps 141:4
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    4Incline not mine heart to euill, that I should commit wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie: and let me not eate of their delicates.

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    2Thou hast giuen him his hearts desire, and hast not denyed him the request of his lips. Selah.

  • Ps 35:24-25
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    24Iudge me, O Lorde my God, according to thy righteousnesse, and let them not reioyce ouer mee.

    25Let them not say in their hearts, O our soule reioyce: neither let them say, We haue deuoured him.

  • Ps 59:5
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    5Euen thou, O Lorde God of hostes, O God of Israel awake to visit all the heathen, and be not merciful vnto all that transgresse maliciously. Selah.

  • Jer 18:23
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    23Yet Lord thou knowest al their counsel against me tendeth to death: forgiue not their iniquitie, neither put out their sinne from thy sight, but let them be ouerthrowen before thee: deale thus with them in the time of thine anger.

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    3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest on the lot of the righteous, least the righteous put forth their hand vnto wickednes.

  • Ps 69:27-28
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    27Laie iniquitie vpon their iniquitie, and let them not come into thy righteousnesse.

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    2The wicked with pride doeth persecute the poore: let them be taken in the craftes that they haue imagined.

    3For the wicked hath made boast of his owne heartes desire, and the couetous blesseth himselfe: he contemneth the Lord.

    4The wicked is so proude that hee seeketh not for God: hee thinketh alwayes, There is no God.

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    15Laye no waite, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.

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    4And graunt thee according to thine heart, and fulfill all thy purpose:

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    10My mercifull God will preuent me: God wil let me see my desire vpon mine enemies.

    11Slay them not, least my people forget it: but scatter them abroad by thy power, and put them downe, O Lord our shield,

    12For the sinne of their mouth, and the words of their lips: and let them be taken in their pride, euen for their periurie and lies, that they speake.

    13Consume them in thy wrath: consume them that they be no more: and let them knowe that God ruleth in Iaakob, euen vnto the ends of the world. Selah.

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    19Vp Lord: let not man preuaile: let the heathen be iudged in thy sight.

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    13Vp Lord, disappoint him: cast him downe: deliuer my soule from the wicked with thy sworde,

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    4Yet they consult to cast him downe from his dignitie: their delight is in lies, they blesse with their mouthes, but curse with their hearts. Selah.

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    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

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    10Let mercie bee shewed to the wicked, yet hee will not learne righteousnesse: in the land of vprightnesse will he do wickedly, and will not beholde the maiestie of the Lord.

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    18Least the Lorde see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.

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    8O Lorde God of hostes, heare my prayer: hearken, O God of Iaakob. Selah.

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    1To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Deliuer me, O Lord, from the euill man: preserue me from the cruel man:

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    19Let not them that are mine enemies, vniustly reioyce ouer mee, neyther let them winke with the eye, that hate mee without a cause.

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    18Let the lying lips be made dumme, which cruelly, proudly and spitefully speake against the righteous.

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