Psalms 141:5
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
צַדִּיק
The blessed man is not the one who has never fallen — it is the one who knows where not to stand, not to walk, not to sit. Righteousness in the Psalms is relational — it is being in right standing with God, walking in step with Him, rooted in His word like a tree by water.
חֵסֵד
loyalty
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חֵסֵד
Love, loving kindness, covenant love. Hesed. The most beautiful word in the Hebrew Bible. Loyal steadfast unfailing love that goes far beyond what is required. God's hesed endures forever.
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עוֹד
still
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עוֹד
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
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רֹאשׁ
head
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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שֶׁמֶן
oil of
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שֶׁמֶן
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
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הָלַם
let him strike/ me
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הָלַם
to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband
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נוּא
it refuse
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נוּא
to refuse, forbid, dissuade, or neutralize
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