King James Version
Psalms 119:70 in the King James Version says “Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.”
Psalms 119:70 · KJV
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“as grease”
H2459fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
“Their heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
“but I delight”
H8173(in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e., fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e., stare
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