Psalms 141:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Psalms 141:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 141:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 141:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.”
Psalms 141:5 — World English Bible
Psalms 141:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Let the righteous smite me, it shall bea kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be asoil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue. ”
Psalms 141:5 — American Standard Version
Psalms 141:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The righteous doth beat me <FI>in<Fi> kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer <FI>is<Fi> about their vexations.”
Psalms 141:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 141:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Let the righteous smite me, it is kindness; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refuse: for yet my prayer also is [for them] in their calamities. ”
Psalms 141:5 — Darby Translation
Psalms 141:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Let the righteous smite me: for that is a benefite: and let him reprooue me, and it shalbe a precious oyle, that shall not breake mine head: for within a while I shall euen pray in their miseries.”
Psalms 141:5 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 141:5 in Context — Psalms 141
3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
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.
6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
7 Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
What Does Psalms 141:5 Mean?
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