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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.

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Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness;
    let him rebuke me(A)—that is oil on my head.(B)
My head will not refuse it,
    for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.

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(A)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 (B)my prayer is continually against their evil deeds.

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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[a] not refuse it.(A)
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 141:5 Lit my head
  2. 141:5 Lit of them

Let the (A)righteous smite me [a]in kindness and reprove me;
It is (B)oil upon the head;
Do not let my head refuse it,
[b]For still my prayer (C)is [c]against their wicked deeds.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 141:5 Or lovingly
  2. Psalm 141:5 Lit And my prayer
  3. Psalm 141:5 Or in spite of their calamities