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Psalm 141:4-5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 141 · verses 4–5
4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. 5Let 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 141:4-5 · King James Version
Psalm 141:4-5 in context
2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
3Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
5Let 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.
6When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
7Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
Commentary
Cross references
- Matthew 6:13
- Psalms 119:36
- 1 Corinthians 15:33
- 2 Corinthians 6:17
- Isaiah 63:17
- 1 Kings 8:58
- Ecclesiastes 7:5
- Revelation 3:19
- Galatians 6:1
- Proverbs 27:5-6
Key words (Strong's)
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- excellentrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
- practiseʻâlalto effect thoroughlyH5953 →
- iniquityʼâvenstrictly nothingnessH205 →
- kindnesschêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- Inclinenâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
- reproveyâkachto be rightH3198 →
- wickedreshaʻa wrongH7562 →
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Mercy to accept what we do well, and grace to keep us from doing ill, are the two things which we are here taught by David's example to pray to God for. I. David loved prayer, and he begs of God that his prayers might be heard and answered, Psa 141:1, Psa 141:2. David cried unto God.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4