Psalms

Psalm 141:5

⁵Let 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let the righteous man	צַדִּ֨יק׀	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
strike me	יֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי־	ye·hel·mê·nî-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H1986 smite, hammer, strike down
let his rebuke	וְֽיוֹכִיחֵ֗נִי	wə·yō·w·ḵî·ḥê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3198 decide, adjudge, prove
be an act of loving devotion	חֶ֡סֶד	ḥe·seḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
It is oil	שֶׁ֣מֶן	še·men	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8081 fat, oil
for my head	רֹ֭אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
let me not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
refuse it	יָנִ֣י	yā·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5106 hinder, restrain, frustrate
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my prayer is ever against	וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י	ū·ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8605 prayer
the deeds of the wicked	בְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃	bə·rā·‘ō·w·ṯê·hem	Preposition-b; Adjective - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H7451 bad, evil

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.