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Psalms 140:8

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Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

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  1. Psalms 140:6

    I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.

  2. Psalms 140:7

    O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

  3. Psalms 140:9

    As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

  4. Psalms 140:10

    Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.