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.
The Psalmist’s great concern here is that he does not want to be inclined to any evil thing.[1] Evil isn’t necessarily wicked. It could be anything that is destructive, counterproductive, especially anything that does not progress spiritual growth.
In an effort not to be inclined this way:
- The Psalmist implores the Lord
- The Psalmist seeks to set a watch over his mouth
- The Psalmist separates from men that work iniquity
- The Psalmist also seeks righteous men who willingly smite him.
To the latter, it isn’t that they smite him out of anger or for things that have little purpose. Really, could a righteous man be mean-spirited and given to anger or a cruel nature? I think not. What the Psalmist wishes is that righteous men would correct him when they witness an inclination toward evil.
- It might be a loving rebuke
- It might be a stern word
- It might be they close a door
The point is that they do it for our good. A righteous man would always and only smite us for our good.
[1] Psalms 141:4 (KJV)
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
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