(A)Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
    do not further their[a] evil plot, or (B)they will be exalted! Selah

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  1. Psalm 140:8 Hebrew his

Do not grant the wicked(A) their desires, Lord;
    do not let their plans succeed.

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In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
    let them (A)be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
For the wicked (B)boasts of the desires of his soul,
    and the one greedy for gain (C)curses[a] and (D)renounces the Lord.

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  1. Psalm 10:3 Or and he blesses the one greedy for gain

In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,(A)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
He boasts(B) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.(C)

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12 (A)Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
    for (B)false witnesses have risen against me,
    and they (C)breathe out violence.

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12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
    for false witnesses(A) rise up against me,
    spouting malicious accusations.

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12 He (A)frustrates the devices of the crafty,
    so that their hands achieve no success.
13 He (B)catches the wise in their own craftiness,
    and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

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12 He thwarts the plans(A) of the crafty,
    so that their hands achieve no success.(B)
13 He catches the wise(C) in their craftiness,(D)
    and the schemes of the wily are swept away.(E)

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31 And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, please (A)turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

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31 Now David had been told, “Ahithophel(A) is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.”

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20 Can (A)wicked rulers be allied with you,
    those who frame[a] injustice by (B)statute?
21 They (C)band together against the life of the righteous
    and condemn (D)the innocent to death.[b]

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  1. Psalm 94:20 Or fashion
  2. Psalm 94:21 Hebrew condemn innocent blood

20 Can a corrupt throne(A) be allied with you—
    a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?(B)
21 The wicked band together(C) against the righteous
    and condemn the innocent(D) to death.(E)

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27 had I not feared provocation by the enemy,
    lest their adversaries should misunderstand,
lest they should say, (A)“Our hand is triumphant,
    it was not the Lord who did all this.”’

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27 but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy,
    lest the adversary misunderstand(A)
and say, ‘Our hand has triumphed;
    the Lord has not done all this.’”(B)

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