Psalms 141:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked. | Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness; And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head; Let not my head refuse it: For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| let him strike me | יֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי־ | ye-hel-me-ni- | H1986 | to smiteהָלַם (ha.lam) (Qal) to smite, strike, hammer, strike down |
| a righteous [person] | צַדִּ֨יק׀ | tza-DIK | H6662 | righteousצַדִּיק (tsad.diq) 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful |
| loyalty | חֶ֡סֶד | CHE-sed | H2617A | kindnessחֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) goodness, kindness, faithfulness |
| and let him rebuke me | וְֽיוֹכִיחֵ֗נִי | ve-yo-khi-CHE-ni | H3198 | to rebukeיָכַח (ya.khach) 1) to prove, decide, judge, rebuke, reprove, correct, be right 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to decide, judge 1a2) to adjudge, appoint 1a3) to show to be right, prove 1a4) to convince, convict 1a5) to reprove, chide 1a6) to correct, rebuke 1b) (Hophal) to be chastened 1c) (Niphal) to reason, reason together 1d) (Hithp) to argue |
| oil of | שֶׁ֣מֶן | SHE-men | H8081 | oilשֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) 1) fat, oil 1a) fat, fatness 1b) oil, olive oil 1b1) as staple, medicament or unguent 1b2) for anointing 1c) fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph) |
| head | רֹ֭אשׁ | rosh | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
| may not | אַל־ | 'al- | H0408 | notאַל (al) 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive) Aramaic equivalent: al (אַל "not" H0409) |
| it refuse | יָנִ֣י | ya-NI | H5106 | to forbidנוּא (nu) 1) to hinder, hold back, forbid, disallow, restrain, frustrate 1a) (Qal) to hinder, hold back 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to restrain, forbid, frustrate 1b2) to restrain, make averse, discourage |
| head my | רֹאשִׁ֑י | ro-SHI | H7218A | headרֵאשׁ (resh) 1) chief, head 1a) head (of man) 1b) head (as seat of visions) 1c) chief 1d) sum (essential content) |
| for | כִּי־ | ki- | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| still | ע֥וֹד | od | H5750 | stillעוֹד (od) subst 1) a going round, continuance adv 2) still, yet, again, besides 2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence) 2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition) 2c) again 2d) still, moreover, besides Aramaic equivalent: od (עוֹד "still" H5751) |
| and prayer my | וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י | u-te-fi-la-TI | H8605 | prayerתְּפִלָּה (te.phil.lah) 1) prayer 1a) prayer 1b) pray a prayer 1c) house of prayer 1d) hear prayer 1e) in Ps titles (of poetic or liturgical prayer) |
| [is] on evil deeds their | בְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ | be-ra-'o-tei-HEM | H7451I | No entry |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.