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Psalm 140:8

“Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah”

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⁶I say to the LORD, “You are my God.” Hear, O LORD, my cry for help.

⁷O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.

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.

¹⁰May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.

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