Psalm 140:8–10
8 lGrant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
do not further their2 evil plot, or mthey will be exalted! Selah
9 As for the head of those who surround me,
let nthe mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
10 Let oburning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into fire,
into miry pits, no more to rise!
Psalm 140:8–10 — The New International Version (NIV)
8 Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord;
do not let their plans succeed.
9 Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
may the mischief of their lips engulf them.
10 May burning coals fall on them;
may they be thrown into the fire,
into miry pits, never to rise.
Psalm 140:8–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
8 Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked:
Further not his wicked device;
Lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
9 As for the head of those that compass me about,
Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10 Let burning coals fall upon them:
Let them be cast into the fire;
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Psalm 140:8–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)
8 Lord, do not let evil people have their way.
Do not let their evil schemes succeed,
or they will become proud.
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9 Let my enemies be destroyed
by the very evil they have planned for me.
10 Let burning coals fall down on their heads.
Let them be thrown into the fire
or into watery pits from which they can’t escape.
Psalm 140:8–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further his wicked scheme,
Lest they be exalted.
Selah
9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;
10 Let burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Psalm 140:8–10 — New Century Version (NCV)
8 Lord, do not give the wicked what they want.
Don’t let their plans succeed,
or they will become proud.
Selah
9 Those around me have planned trouble.
Now let it come to them.
10 Let burning coals fall on them.
Throw them into the fire
or into pits from which they cannot escape.
Psalm 140:8–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)
8 Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked;
Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves. Selah
9 As for the head of those that compass me about,
Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10 Let burning coals fall upon them:
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.
Psalm 140:8–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
8 Grant not, O Jehovah, the desire of the wicked; further not his device: they would exalt themselves. Selah. 9 As for the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall on them; let them be cast into the fire; into deep waters, that they rise not up again.
Psalm 140:8–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
8 O Lord, do not give wicked people what they want.
Do not let their evil plans succeed,
⸤or⸥ they will become arrogant.
Selah
9 Let the heads of those who surround me
be covered with their own threats.
10 Let burning coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into a pit, never to rise again.
Psalm 140:8–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
8 Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked;
do not let them achieve their goals.
Otherwise, they will become proud. Selah
9 When those who surround me rise up,
may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.
10 Let hot coals fall on them.
Let them be thrown into the fire,
into the abyss, never again to rise.
Psalm 140:8–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
do not further their evil plot. Selah
9 Those who surround me lift up their heads;
let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
10 Let burning coals fall on them!
Let them be flung into pits, no more to rise!
Psalm 140:8–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
8 Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the wicked.
Do not allow them to attain their plan, lest they be exalted. Selah
9 With respect to the head of those who surround me,
may the harm of their lips cover them.
10 Let burning coals fall on them;
let them be dropped into the fire,
into bottomless pits from which they cannot rise.
Psalm 140:8–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
8 Lord, don’t give sinners what they want.
Don’t let their plans succeed.
If you do, they will become proud. Selah
9 Those who are all around me have caused me trouble
by what their lips have said.
Let that trouble fall on their own heads.
10 Let burning coals fall on people like that.
May they be thrown into the fire.
May they be thrown into muddy pits and never get out.
Psalm 140:8–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
8 “Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted.
Selah.
9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
May the mischief of their lips cover them.
10 “May burning coals fall upon them;
May they be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits from which they cannot rise.