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Psa. 141:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Let the righteous smite me; ρit 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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or, kindly, and reprove me; let not their precious oil break my head.

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the righteous.

1 Sam. 25:31‑34• ³¹that this shall be no stumbling-block to thee, nor offence of heart for my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. And when Jehovah shall deal well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.
³²And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me.
³³And blessed be thy discernment, and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
³⁴But indeed, as Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, who has restrained me from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, there had not been left to Nabal by the morning light any male. (1 Sam. 25:31‑34)

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2 Sam. 12:7‑13• ⁷And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man! Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
⁸and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
⁹Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah to do evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Urijah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
¹⁰Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urijah the Hittite to be thy wife.
¹¹Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
¹²For thou didst it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.
¹³And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah has also put away thy sin: thou shalt not die. (2 Sam. 12:7‑13)

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2 Chron. 16:7‑10• ⁷And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and hast not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore has the army of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.
⁸Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army, with very many chariots and horsemen? but when thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.
⁹For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
¹⁰And Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was enraged with him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time. (2 Chron. 16:7‑10)

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2 Chron. 25:16• ¹⁶And it came to pass as he talked with him, that Amaziah said to him, Hast thou been made the king's counsellor? Forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel. (2 Chron. 25:16)

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Prov. 6:23• ²³For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: (Prov. 6:23)

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Prov. 9:8‑9• ⁸Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
⁹Impart to a wise man, and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase learning. (Prov. 9:8‑9)

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Prov. 15:5,22• ⁵A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.
²²Without counsel purposes are disappointed; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. (Prov. 15:5,22)

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Prov. 19:25• ²⁵Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware; reprove the intelligent, and he will understand knowledge. (Prov. 19:25)

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Prov. 25:12• ¹²An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear. (Prov. 25:12)

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Prov. 27:5‑6• ⁵Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
⁶Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse. (Prov. 27:5‑6)

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Gal. 2:11‑14• ¹¹But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be condemned:
¹²for before that certain came from James, he ate with those of the nations; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those of the circumcision;
¹³and the rest of the Jews also played the same dissembling part with him; so that even Barnabas was carried away too by their dissimulation.
¹⁴But when I saw that they do not walk straightforwardly, according to the truth of the glad tidings, I said to Peter before all, If *thou*, being a Jew, livest as the nations and not as the Jews, how dost thou compel the nations to Judaize? (Gal. 2:11‑14)

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Gal. 6:1• ¹Brethren, if even a man be taken in some fault, ye who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself lest *thou* also be tempted. (Gal. 6:1)

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Rev. 3:19• ¹⁹I rebuke and discipline as many as I love; be zealous therefore and repent. (Rev. 3:19)

smite, etc.

or, smite me kindly and reprove me; let nottheir precious oil break my head, etc.

for yet my.

Psa. 51:18• ¹⁸Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem. (Psa. 51:18)

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Psa. 125:4• ⁴Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. (Psa. 125:4)

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Matt. 5:44• ⁴⁴But *I* say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who insult you and persecute you, (Matt. 5:44)

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2 Tim. 1:16‑18• ¹⁶The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he has often refreshed me, and has not been ashamed of my chain;
¹⁷but being in Rome sought me out very diligently, and found me--
¹⁸the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord in that day--and how much service he rendered in Ephesus *thou* knowest best. (2 Tim. 1:16‑18)

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James 5:14‑16• ¹⁴Is any sick among you? let him call to him the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
¹⁵and the prayer of faith shall heal the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he be one who has committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.
¹⁶Confess therefore your offences to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The fervent supplication of the righteous man has much power. (James 5:14‑16)

• To be ever characterized by these moral conditions may necessitate the discipline of God. Thus, while the godly man deprecates the pleasant things of the wicked, he accepts the smiting and reproofs of the righteous. (“Psalms 141” by H. Smith)

• If the smiting of the righteous be needed, he will rejoice in it, as an excellent oil to anoint him, and honor him as a friend. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 139-143” by J.N. Darby)

• When calamities come upon God's outward people, for of such it speaks here, who have been the enemies of him who has sought to walk godly and keep himself from evil, his heart yearns over them; there is no rejoicing or triumphing over them; his prayer ascends to God for them. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 139-143” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Let the righteous smite me, it is kindnessc; and let him reprove me, it is an excellent oil which my head shall not refused: for yet my prayer also is for them in their calamitiese.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "smite me in kindness."

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Or "it is oil for the head; let not my head refuse it."

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Or "is against their evil deeds."