Psalm 141:5
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
The righteous doth beat me [in] kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer [is] about their vexations.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Let the righteous man
צַדִּ֨יק ׀ (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

strike me;
יֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי־ (ye·hel·mê·nî-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 1986: To strike down, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband

let his rebuke
וְֽיוֹכִיחֵ֗נִי (wə·yō·w·ḵî·ḥê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict

be an act of loving devotion.
חֶ֡סֶד (ḥe·seḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

It is oil
שֶׁ֣מֶן (še·men)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness

for my head;
רֹ֭אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head

let me not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

refuse it.
יָנִ֣י (yā·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5106: To refuse, forbid, dissuade, neutralize

For
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

my prayer is ever against
וּ֝תְפִלָּתִ֗י (ū·ṯə·p̄il·lā·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn

the deeds of the wicked.
בְּרָעוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (bə·rā·‘ō·w·ṯê·hem)
Preposition-b | Adjective - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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