Psalm 141:5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 [a]Let a righteous person strike me; it is mercy if he reproves me.
Do not withhold oil from my head(A)
while my prayer opposes their evil deeds.
Footnotes
- 141:5–7 The Hebrew text is obscure.
Psalm 141:5
New American Standard Bible
5 May the (A)righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me;
It is (B)oil for the head;
My head shall not refuse it,
For my prayer (C)is still against their evil deeds.
Psalm 141:5
English Standard Version
5 (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.
Psalm 141:5
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
5 Let the righteous strike me;
let the faithful correct me.
Never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head,[a]
for my prayer is continually[b] against their wicked deeds.
Footnotes
- Psalm 141:5 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
- Psalm 141:5 Cn: Heb for continually and my prayer
Psalm 141:5
New International Version
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