Psalm 140:8-10

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⁸Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
do not further his evil plot!Selah

⁹Those who surround me lift up their head,^[a]
let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
¹⁰Let burning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into pits, no more to rise!

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Psalm 140:9 Cn Compare Gk: Heb those who surround me are uplifted in head

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