King James Version
Psalms 17:10 in the King James Version says “They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.”
Psalms 17:10 · KJV
Keep me as the apple of the eye , hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. oppress: Heb. waste my: Heb. my enemies against the soul
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. Like: Heb. The likeness of him (that is, of every one of them) is as a lion that desireth to ravin lurking: Heb. sitting
KJV Study — Public Domain
“in their own fat”
H2459fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
“with their mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“they speak”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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