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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
אל-תתן יהוה מאויי רשע זממו אל-תפק ירומו סלה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
Al-ttn yhvh mAvyy rSH` zmmv Al-tpq yrvmv slh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
quia ad te Domine Deus oculi mei in te speravi ne evacues animam meam

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
New King James Version   
Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; Do not further his wicked scheme, Lest they be exalted. Selah
21st Century King James Version   
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; further not his wicked device, lest they exalt themselves. Selah

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked; Further not his evil device, lest they exalt themselves. Selah
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“Lord Jehovah, do not grant the lust of the evil man and do not exalt his plot for my head.”
Darby Bible Translation   
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desire of the wicked; further not his device: they would exalt themselves. Selah.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Give me not up, O Lord, from my desire to the wicked: they have plotted against me; do not thou forsake me, lest they should triumph.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; further not his evil device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah
God's Word   
O LORD, do not give wicked people what they want. Do not let their evil plans succeed, [or] they will become arrogant. [Selah]
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
LORD, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let them achieve their goals. Otherwise, they will become proud. Selah
International Standard Version   
Never grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; never condone their plans so they cannot exalt themselves. Interlude
NET Bible   
O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah)
New American Standard Bible   
"Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.
New International Version   
Do not grant the wicked their desires, LORD; do not let their plans succeed.
New Living Translation   
LORD, do not let evil people have their way. Do not let their evil schemes succeed, or they will become proud. Interlude
Webster's Bible Translation   
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
The World English Bible   
Yahweh, don't grant the desires of the wicked. Don't let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Lord, do not let wicked people do what they want to do. Stop them when they prepare to attack. Selah.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Grant not, O Jehovah, the desires of the wicked, His wicked device bring not forth, They are high. Selah.
New Life Version   
O Lord, do not give the sinful what they want. Do not let their plans work, or they will be honored.
The Voice Bible   
So do not fulfill the desires of these evildoers, Eternal One; do not advance their evil schemes, lest they brag about their successes. [pause]
Living Bible   
O Jehovah, my Lord and Savior, my God and my shield—hear me as I pray! Don’t let these wicked men succeed; don’t let them prosper and be proud.
New Catholic Bible   
O Lord, my God, my strong deliverer, you shield my head on the day of battle.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the wicked; Do not promote his evil scheme, that they not be exalted. Selah.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not further his wicked thought lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Christian Standard Bible   
Lord, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let them achieve their goals. Otherwise, they will become proud.Selah
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; further not their wicked plot and device, lest they exalt themselves. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
New Century Version   
Lord, do not give the wicked what they want. Don’t let their plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah
The Message   
I prayed, “God, you’re my God! Listen, God! Mercy! God, my Lord, Strong Savior, protect me when the fighting breaks out! Don’t let the wicked have their way, God, don’t give them an inch!”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked. Do not let their scheme succeed when they rise up. Interlude
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot.Selah
Good News Translation®   
Lord, don't give the wicked what they want; don't let their plots succeed.
Wycliffe Bible   
Lord, betake thou not me from my desire to the sinner; they thought against me, forsake thou not me, lest peradventure they be enhanced. (Lord, do not thou deliver me unto the desires of the sinners; they have planned to harm me, so abandon thou me not, lest they gain an advantage over me.)
Contemporary English Version   
Don't let the wicked succeed in doing what they want, or else they might never stop planning evil.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further his evil plot!Selah
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot. Selah
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot.Selah
Common English Bible © 2011   
Lord, don’t give the wicked what they want! Don’t allow their plans to succeed, or they’ll exalt themselves even more! Selah
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; Do not further their evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Lord, my master, my strong deliverer, you cover my head on the day of armed conflict.
New American Standard Bible   
Do not grant, Lord, the desires of the wicked; Do not bring about his evil planning, so that they are not exalted. Selah
The Expanded Bible   
Lord, do not give the wicked what they ·want [desire]. Don’t let their plans succeed, or they will become ·proud [exalted]. ·Selah [Interlude]
Tree of Life Version   
God my Lord, the strength of my deliverance, You shield my head in the day of battle.
Revised Standard Version   
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further his evil plot!Selah
New International Reader's Version   
Lord, don’t give sinners what they want. Don’t let their plans succeed.
BRG Bible   
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Adonai, Adonai, my saving strength, my helmet shielding my head in battle,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot.Selah
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Grant not, Hashem, the desires of the rashah; let not his plot succeed; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
Names of God Bible   
O Yahweh, do not give wicked people what they want. Do not let their evil plans succeed, or they will become arrogant. Selah
Modern English Version   
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not allow his evil plot, lest he be raised up. Selah
Easy-to-Read Version   
Lord, don’t let the wicked have what they want. Don’t let their plans succeed. Selah
International Children’s Bible   
Lord, do not give the wicked what they want. Don’t let their plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah
Lexham English Bible   
Do not grant, O Yahweh, the desires of the wicked. Do not allow them to attain their plan, lest they be exalted. Selah
New International Version - UK   
Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord; do not let their plans succeed.