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Psalm 141:5

cLet a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness;

let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head;

let my head not refuse it.

Yet dmy prayer is continually against their evil deeds.

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Psalm 141:5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;

let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head.

My head will not refuse it,

for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

Psalm 141:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness:

And let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil,

Which shall not break my head:

For yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Psalm 141:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Let the godly strike me!

It will be a kindness!

If they correct me, it is soothing medicine.

Don’t let me refuse it.

But I pray constantly

against the wicked and their deeds.

Psalm 141:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Let the righteous strike me;

It shall be a kindness.

And let him rebuke me;

It shall be as excellent oil;

Let my head not refuse it.

For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.

Psalm 141:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

If a good person punished me, that would be kind.

If he corrected me, that would be like perfumed oil on my head.

I shouldn’t refuse it.

But I pray against those who do evil.

Psalm 141:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness;

And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head;

Let not my head refuse it:

For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

Psalm 141:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is for them in their calamities.

Psalm 141:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A righteous person may strike me or correct me out of kindness. 

It is like lotion for my head. 

My head will not refuse it, 

because my prayer is directed against evil deeds. 

Psalm 141:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Let the righteous one strike me—

it is an act of faithful love;

let him rebuke me—

it is oil for my head;

let me not refuse it.

Even now my prayer is against

the evil acts of the wicked.

Psalm 141:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Let the righteous strike me;

let the faithful correct me.

Never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head,

for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.

Psalm 141:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Let a righteous one strike me in kindness,

and let him chasten me.

It is oil for my head; let not my head refuse.

For still my prayer is against their evil deeds.

Psalm 141:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

If a person who does what is right were to strike me, it would be an act of kindness.

If that person were to correct me, it would be like pouring olive oil on my head.

I wouldn’t say no to it.

But I always pray against the things that sinful people do.

Psalm 141:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me;

It is oil upon the head;

Do not let my head refuse it,

For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.


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