Psalms 17 · Verse 10

Psalms 17:10

They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

Psalms 17:10, King James Version

Psalms 17:10 in other translations

BSB	They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
WEB	They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.
ASV	They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly.
YLT	Their fat they have closed up, Their mouths have spoken with pride:
DARBY	They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.
BBE	They are shut up in their fat: with their mouths they say words of pride.
Webster	They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

What does Psalms 17:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

10. enclosed ... fat--are become proud in prosperity, and insolent to God (De 32:15; Psa 73:7).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 10 They are enclosed in their own fat - Dr. Kennicott, Bishop Horsley, Houbigant, and others, read the passage thus: עלי חבלמו סגרו alai chablamo sageru, "They have closed their net upon me." This continues the metaphor which was introduced in the preceding verse, and which is continued in the two following: and requires only that עלי ali, "upon me," should began this verse instead of end the preceding; and that חלב cheleb, which signifies fat, should be read חבל chebel, which signifies rope, cable, or net. This important reading requires only the interchange of two letters. The Syriac translates it, shut their mouth: but the above emendation is most likely to be true. They speak proudly - Having compassed the mountain on which I had taken refuge, they now exult, being assured that they will soon be in possession of their prey.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 17:8-15

Being compassed with enemies, David prays to God to keep him in safety. This prayer is a prediction that Christ would be preserved, through all the hardships and difficulties of his humiliation, to the glories and joys of his exalted state, and is a pattern to Christians to commit the keeping of their souls to God, trusting him to preserve them to his heavenly kingdom. Those are our worst enemies, that are enemies…

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Psalms 17:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חֶלְבָּ֥מוֹchel.Ba.movfat theirH2459

סָּגְר֑וּsa.ge.Ruthey have closed upH5462

פִּ֝֗ימוֹpi.momouth theirH6310

דִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.Ruthey have spokenH1696

בְגֵאֽוּת\׃ve.ge.'Utwith prideH1348

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 17:10

1 Samuel 2:3
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
Psalms 123:4
Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.
Psalms 31:18
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Revelation 13:5-6
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Matthew 13:15
For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
2 Peter 2:18
For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
Exodus 15:9
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Psalms 73:7-9
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
Psalms 119:70
Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
Acts 28:27
For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Job 15:27
Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

They are.
73:7-9; 119:70; De 32:15; Job 15:27; Isa 6:10; Mt 13:15; Ac 28:27
with.
12:3,4; 31:18; 123:4; Ex 5:2; 15:9; 1Sa 2:3; 2Pe 2:18; Re 13:5,6

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Context

Psalms 17:9
From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
Psalms 17:10
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Psalms 17:11
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

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Psalms 17:10 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Cerrados están con su grosura; con su boca hablan soberbiamente.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Ils sont enfermés dans leur propre graisse; de leur bouche, ils parlent avec hauteur.
German Elberfelder 1871	Ihr fettes Herz verschließen sie, mit ihrem Munde reden sie stolz.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Inclinavit cælos, et descendit, et caligo sub pedibus ejus.