Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Grant not
Lest they exalt themselves
Bible References
Grant not
Psalm 27:12
Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.
Psalm 94:20
Is a throne of mischief joined with Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?
2 Samuel 15:31
and David declared, saying, 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom;' and David saith, 'Make foolish, I pray Thee, the counsel of Ahithophel, O Jehovah.'
Job 5:12
Making void thoughts of the subtile, And their hands do not execute wisdom.
Lest they exalt themselves
Deuteronomy 32:27
If not -- the anger of an enemy I fear, Lest their adversaries know -- Lest they say, Our hand is high, And Jehovah hath not wrought all this.