Psalms 141:5

Let him reprove. The reproof of a friend will prove a blessing if accepted in the right spirit. He only who is willing to lay down his life for his brother, if need be, is properly equipped to offer reproof to an erring brother. Abigail proved herself to be a faithful friend by her tactful reproof of David’s conduct.

Excellent oil. The Hebrew of the second part of v. 5 is obscure and no fully satisfactory meaning can be derived from it. Whether or not the LXX reflects the true original Hebrew cannot be known. It translates the second line of this stanza, “Let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head.” The LXX, however, does remove the obscurity from the last line of the stanza by its reading, “For yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures.” This reading may perhaps be understood as referring to a prayer not to be injured by these pleasures.