Psalms 141:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 141:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
יֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי
hâlam
H1986
to strike
צַדִּ֨יק
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
חֶ֡סֶד
chêçêd
H2617
kindness
וְֽיוֹכִיחֵ֗נִי
yâkach
H3198
to reprove
שֶׁ֣מֶן
shemen
H8081
fat
רֹ֭אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
יָנִ֣י
nûwʼ
H5106
to hinder
רֹאשִׁ֑י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
ע֥וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י
tᵉphillâh
H8605
prayer
בְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶֽם
raʻ
H7451
evil
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Let the righteous hit me—covenant faithfulness, and he is correcting me! Oil for the head may my head not refuse. For my prayer continually against their wickedness.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).