Psalm 140:8-9 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

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

do not promote their evil plans,

lest they be exalted.

⁹May the heads of those who surround me

be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

— Psalm 140:8-9

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