Psalms 141:5

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.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4Incline not my heart to an evil matter, to busy myself in deeds of wickedness, in company with workers of evil: never may I partake of their dainties.

6Abandoned they are to the hands of their judges: they shall learn that my words are true.

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Cross References

Psalms 51:18Do good in your pleasure to Zion, build the walls of Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 141:2-5

Fervent Supplications. 1 Lord , I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O Lord , before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. Mercy to accept what we do well, and grace to keep us from doing ill, are the two things… Read the whole commentary →

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