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Psalm 141:5

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5Let the righteous one strike me—

it is an act of faithful love;

let him rebuke me—

it is oil for my head;

let me xnot refuse it. y

Even now my prayer is against

the evil acts of the wicked. za

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Footnotes

  1. x141:5 my head
  2. z141:5 of them

Cross references

  1. y141:5 Ec 7:5; Gl 6:1
  2. a141:5 Ps 109:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Let 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 my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.