Psalms

Psalm 140:8–9

⁸Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;

do not promote their evil plans,

lest they be exalted.

Selah

⁹May the heads of those who surround me

be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Grant	תִּתֵּ֣ן	tit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
O LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the desires	מַאֲוַיֵּ֣י	ma·’ă·way·yê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3970 desire
of the wicked	רָשָׁ֑ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
promote	תָּ֝פֵ֗ק	tā·p̄êq	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H6329 bring out, furnish, promote
their evil plans	זְמָמ֥וֹ	zə·mā·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2162 plan, device
they be exalted	יָר֥וּמוּ	yā·rū·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the heads	רֹ֥אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of those who surround me	מְסִבָּ֑י	mə·sib·bāy	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4524 that which surrounds, or is round
be covered	יְכַסּוּמוֹ׃	yə·ḵas·sū·mō	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3680 cover
in the trouble	עֲמַ֖ל	‘ă·mal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
their lips have caused	שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹ	śə·p̄ā·ṯê·mōw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8193 lip, speech, edge

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 140:8 Psalm 10:2–3 · 2 Samuel 15:31 · Psalm 27:12 · Deuteronomy 32:27 · Job 5:12–13 · Psalm 94:20–21

Psalm 140:9 Psalm 7:16 · Proverbs 18:7 · Proverbs 12:13 · Psalm 94:23 · Esther 7:10 · Proverbs 10:11 · Psalm 64:8 · Proverbs 10:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.