Psalms 17:10
They shut up their hard heart; With their mouth they speak haughtily.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
In Context
9From the wicked who assault me, From my deadly enemies who compass me about!
Cross References
Job 15:27Because he covered his face with fatness, And gathered fat upon his loins,
Psalms 31:18Let lying lips be put to silence, Which speak proud things against the righteous, With haughtiness and contempt!
Psalms 119:70Their heart is senseless like fat; But I delight in thy law.
Isaiah 6:10Make the heart of this people gross; Make their ears dull, and blind their eyes; That they may not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, Nor perceive with their hearts, and turn, and be healed.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 17:9-15
Prayer for Protecting Mercy; Character of David's Enemies. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. 10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. 11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; 12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. 13 Arise, O Lord , disappoint him,… Read the whole commentary →