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Do notאַלgrant,תִּתֵּןYHWH,יְהוָהthe desiresמַאֲוַיֵּיof the wicked;רָשָׁעhis intrigueזְמָמוֹdo notאַלfurther;תָּפֵקthey would exalt themselves.יָרוּמוּSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 140:8
Study it in the app“Do not grant, YHWH, the desires of the wicked; his intrigue do not further; they would exalt themselves. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 140:8, word by word
- grantתִּתֵּןtiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “titen” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the desiresמַאֲוַיֵּיmaavaye
desire
Desire, what someone longs for.
Where else “maavaye” appears- of the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- his intrigueזְמָמzemam
plot
A plot, a malicious plan someone schemes against another.
Where else “zemam” appears- furtherתָּפֵקtafek
obtain; succeed
To draw out, to obtain; to bring forth, to succeed. In the causative, to let something succeed or prosper.
Where else “tafek” appears- they would exalt themselvesיָרוּמוּyarumu
be high
To be up above, raised in honor.
Where else “yarumu” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
The context
7YHWH Adonai, strength of my salvation, you have covered my head on the day of weapons.
8 · This verse (above)
9As for the head of those who surround me, may the trouble of their lips cover them.