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Psalm 141:5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 141 · verse 5
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 · King James Version
Psalm 141:5 in context
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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- excellentrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
- kindnesschêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- reproveyâkachto be rightH3198 →
- prayertᵉphillâhintercession, supplicationH8605 →
- smitehâlamto strike downH1986 →
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Here, I. David desires to be told of his faults. His enemies reproached him with that which was false, which he could not but complain of;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-10