^8 (A)Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
    do not further their^[a] evil plot, or ^(B)they will be exalted! Selah

“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
    and by my wisdom, for I have understanding;
I remove the boundaries of peoples,
    and plunder their treasures;
    like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones.