Psalms 141:5
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Psalms 141:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
A wound or reproof from a good person in kindness is oil which my head shall never refuse. In their misfortune my prayer is still with them.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Der Gerechte schlage mich: es ist Güte, und er strafe mich: es ist Öl des Hauptes; nicht wird mein Haupt sich weigern; denn noch ist in ihren Unglücksfällen mein Gebet für sie.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Que el justo me castigue, será un favor, y que me reprenda será un excelente bálsamo que no me herirá la cabeza: así que aun mi oración tendrán en sus calamidades.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Que o justo me faça o favor de me espancar e me repreender; isto me será azeite sobre a cabeça; minha cabeça não rejeitará, porque ainda orarei contra as maldades deles.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Deixa que o homem justo me bata; será uma bondade para mim. Deixa que ele me corrija; será como um óleo sobre minha cabeça; que minha mente não se recuse em aceitar, pois minha oração é sempre contra as práticas perversas.
📖 Psalms 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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