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Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; Let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; Don`t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.
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All commentators agree that the psalmist expresses a mature desire to be corrected by righteous people. He views their rebuke not as an attack, but as a "kindness" and a healing "excellent oil." This teaches that Christians should be open to correction from trusted believers, seeing it as a gift that promotes spiritual health rather than an insult that "breaks the head."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let the righteous smite me — This verse is exceedingly difficult and obscure (as the marginal notes suggest for comparison), and th…
19th Century
Anglican
The difficulties of the psalm increase here. Render it as: Let a righteous man smite me, it is a kindness; and let him reprove me, it is oil fo…
Baptist
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness:
You see, dear friends, David cries out against slander; he cannot bear that wic…
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16th Century
Protestant
Let the righteous smite me, etc. While Satan tempts the wicked with his allurements, they, at the same time, deceive one another with flat…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Let the righteous smite me, [it shall be] a kindness Or, "smite me in kindness" F1. In love; in a loving and friend…
We should be ready to welcome the rebuke of our heavenly Father, and also the reproof of our fellow believers. It will not break my head, if it onl…
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