Study it in the app“Let the righteous strike me— it is loyal love; and let him rebuke me— it is oil for the head; let my head not refuse it, for still is my prayer against their evils.”
Let the righteousצַדִּיקstrike me—יֶהֶלְמֵנִיit is loyal love;חֶסֶדand let him rebuke me—וְיוֹכִיחֵנִיit is oilשֶׁמֶןfor the head;רֹאשׁlet my headרֹאשִׁיnotאַלrefuse it,יָנִיforכִּיstillעוֹדis my prayerוּתְפִלָּתִיagainst their evils.בְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶם
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appearsstrike, hammer
Hammer, strike hard, trample. Used of the blow of a hammer and of horses' hoofs on the ground.
Where else “yehelme” appearsfaithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chesed” appearsrebuke
To point out someone's fault so that he corrects it.
Where else “yochiche” appearsoil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appearsforbid, discourage
Forbid, oppose: keep something from being done; also discourage.
Where else “yani” appearsprayer
Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.
Where else “tefilati” appearsharm
Something that hurts, a disaster.
Where else “raote” appearsThe Hebrew of this verse is difficult. It can be understood that the correction of the righteous is a good thing, like oil on the head, while the one who prays keeps opposing the evil deeds of the wicked.
4Do not incline my heart to an evil thing, to practice deeds in wickedness with men who work wickedness; and let me not eat of their delicacies.
5 · This verse (above)
6They have been thrown down by the sides of the rock, their judges, and they will hear my sayings, for they are pleasant.
