Psalm 141:5

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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.Let 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.

In other translations

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.Let 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.

Hebrew words

יֶהֶלְמֵנִי־yehelmeni-let him strike meH1986צַדִּיק׀tzadika righteous [person]H6662חֶסֶדchesedloyaltyH2617וְיוֹכִיחֵנִיveyokhicheniand let him rebuke meH3198שֶׁמֶןshemenoil ofH8081רֹאשׁroshheadH7218אַל־'al-may notH408יָנִיyaniit refuseH5106רֹאשִׁיroshihead myH7218כִּי־ki-forH3588עוֹדodstillH5750וּתְפִלָּתִיutefilatiand prayer myH8605בְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶם׃bera'oteihem[is] on evil deeds theirH7451

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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