2 Samuel 15:31; Deuteronomy 32:27; Job 5:12; Job 5:13; Psalms 27:12; Psalms 94:20; Psalms 94:21
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked - That is, in the matter under consideration. Let them not accomplish their desire in my destruction...
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: (f) further not his wicked device; [lest] they exalt themselves. Selah. (f) For it is in God's hand to...
CXL. The Prayer of a Man hard Beset by Treacherous Foes. It seems clear that the foes of whom the author complains are Jews, not foreign assailants...
wicked. Hebrew. rasha'. Singular. App-44. The same word as in Psalms 140:4 . wicked device . devices or plots. Occurs only here.
8. Grant not, O Jehovah! the desires of the wicked (228) We might render the words Establish not, though the meaning would be the same —...
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. Further not his wicked device - He...
Further not his wicked device— Or, as the original may be rendered, Permit not his wicked device to go forward, or be advanced: so the prayer i...
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. Grant not, O Lord, the desire...
A prayer for deliverance from enemies (perhaps national), ascribed to David probably because it consists mainly of quotations from, and adaptations o...
Desires. — The form of the Hebrew word is anomalous, but the meaning certain. The LXX. and Vulg. give the first clause thus: “Give me not over to t...
Psalms 140:1-13 IN tone and contents this psalm has many parallels in the earlier books, especially among the psalms ascribed to David. Its origin...
Confidence in God's Protection Psalms 140:1-13 Here is a picture of a man who is beset by foes. Around are slander and hatred; at his feet stra...
The previous five psalms have dealt with the absolute sufficiency of Jehovah. Their titles will indicate this, “Jehovah the Object of His people's pr...
This is a blessed appeal to the Lord! Where shall an exercised soul go in his affliction, but to a throne of grace? And how sure shall be the Lord's...
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked ,.... Of Doeg, as the Targum, and of other wicked men, who were desirous both of taking him, and of tak...
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; [lest] they exalt themselves. Selah. Ver. 8. Grant not, O Lord, &...
Hear the voice of my supplication The more malice appears in our enemies against us, and the greater efforts they use to injure us, the more earnes...
Shame and Confusion of Persecutors. 8 Grant not, O L ORD , the desire...
His wicked device; which is to destroy me. Exalt themselves; not only against me, but against thee also, as if by their power and policy they had...
INTRODUCTION “This Psalm is a prayer for protection against enemies who were at once violent and crafty, and unscrupulous in the use of their tongue...
To the Chief Musician, a Psalm of David. Very likely this Psalm was written by David while he was being hunted about by Saul, and while all manner of...
This psalm was composed by David, on occasion of Saul's persecution. The title, a psalm of David, is undisputed. Psalms 140:1 . From the evil ma...
Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man. God preserves His servant To put Luther out of harm’s way for a while a prudent man took him prisoner, a...
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked. The desires of the wicked inadmissible I. Some of the desires of the wicked. 1. That there is...
EXPOSITION MAINLY a psalm of supplication. David is in great straits, threatened by violent and malignant enemies ( Psalms 140:1-19 ), against...
Prayer for Deliverance from Malicious Enemies. To the chief musician, for performance in public worship, a psalm of David, in which he presents to...
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked, by which he intends to destroy the believers; further not his wicked device, so that his plans meet w...
8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.