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their evil imaginations have no limits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/73.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/73.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/73.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/73.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/73.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Their eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/73.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of <i>their</i> heart overflow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/73.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart run riot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/73.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of <i>their</i> heart run riot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/73.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Their eye bulges from fatness; The delusions of <i>their</i> heart overflow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/73.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Their eye bulges from fatness [they have more than the heart desires]; The imaginations of their mind run riot [with foolishness].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/73.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their eyes bulge out from fatness; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/73.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their eyes bulge out from fatness; the imaginations of their hearts run wild. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/73.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/73.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Their eyes bulge with fat, and their minds are flooded with foolish thoughts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/73.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/73.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Their eyes peer out from their fat faces, and their imaginations run wild. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/73.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />their hearts pour out evil, and their minds are busy with wicked schemes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/73.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Their eyes bulge from obesity and the imaginations of their mind cross the border into sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/73.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/73.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/73.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Their sin proceeds forth from fatness. Their hearts overflow with imaginations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/73.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/73.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/73.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Their eye has come out from fat. The imaginations of the heart transgressed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/73.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Their eye hath come out from fat. The imaginations of the heart transgressed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/73.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Their eye will come forth from fat: they passed over the imaginations of the heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/73.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Their iniquity hath come forth, as it were from fatness: they have passed into the affection of the heart. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/73.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 72:7>Their iniquity has proceeded, as if from fat. They have parted from the affection of the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/73.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Out of such blindness comes sin; evil thoughts flood their hearts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/73.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Their eyes swell out with fatness; their hearts overflow with follies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/73.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Their iniquity comes through like grease; they do according to the evil dictates of the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/73.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And their evil comes through like grease and they have done according to the thought of the heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/73.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Their eyes stand forth from fatness; They are gone beyond the imaginations of their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/73.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Their injustice shall go forth as out of fatness: they have fulfilled their intention.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/73-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8841" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/73.htm">Endow the King with Your Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2459.htm" title="2459: mê·ḥê·leḇ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Or cheleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part.">From their prosperity</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yā·ṣā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">proceeds</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nê·mōw (N-csc:: 3mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">iniquity;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4906.htm" title="4906: maś·kî·yō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A showpiece, figure, imagination. From the same as Sekuw; a figure; figuratively, imagination.">the imaginations</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lê·ḇāḇ (N-ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">of their hearts</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ā·ḇə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">run wild.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-5.htm">James 5:5</a></span><br />You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-31</a></span><br />Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. / And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">Ezekiel 28:17</a></span><br />Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-11.htm">Proverbs 18:11</a></span><br />A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Revelation 3:17</a></span><br />You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/15-27.htm">Job 15:27</a></span><br />Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a></span><br />For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Isaiah 47:8-10</a></span><br />So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’ / These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells. / You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Jeremiah 5:28</a></span><br />They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-19.htm">Mark 4:19</a></span><br />but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49</a></span><br />Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a></span><br />Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-28.htm">Proverbs 11:28</a></span><br />He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.</p><p class="hdg">eyes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10</a></b></br> They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70</a></b></br> Their heart is as fat as grease; <i>but</i> I delight in thy law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-27.htm">Job 15:27</a></b></br> Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on <i>his</i> flanks.</p><p class="hdg">have, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-12.htm">Psalm 73:12</a></b></br> Behold, these <i>are</i> the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase <i>in</i> riches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Psalm 17:14</a></b></br> From men <i>which are</i> thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, <i>which have</i> their portion in <i>this</i> life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid <i>treasure</i>: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their <i>substance</i> to their babes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-2.htm">1 Samuel 25:2,36</a></b></br> And <i>there was</i> a man in Maon, whose possessions <i>were</i> in Carmel; and the man <i>was</i> very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Bulge</a> <a href="/job/15-27.htm">Bulges</a> <a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Callous</a> <a href="/job/37-24.htm">Conceit</a> <a href="/romans/12-16.htm">Conceits</a> <a href="/psalms/70-2.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/72-14.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/14-5.htm">Exceed</a> <a href="/psalms/54-7.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/psalms/72-14.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/73-4.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">Fatness</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-6.htm">Follies</a> <a href="/psalms/71-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/73-1.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/69-32.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/37-4.htm">Heart's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">Imaginations</a> <a href="/psalms/69-27.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/psalms/44-20.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/psalms/69-15.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">Riot</a> <a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">Run</a> <a href="/psalms/65-8.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Swell</a> <a href="/ezra/10-13.htm">Transgressed</a> <a href="/psalms/41-5.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Bulge</a> <a href="/job/15-27.htm">Bulges</a> <a href="/psalms/119-70.htm">Callous</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-11.htm">Conceit</a> <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Conceits</a> <a href="/psalms/73-25.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/73-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-10.htm">Exceed</a> <a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/psalms/73-16.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/psalms/109-24.htm">Fatness</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-6.htm">Follies</a> <a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/74-8.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">Heart's</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-18.htm">Imaginations</a> <a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/74-17.htm">Limits</a> <a href="/psalms/78-7.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Overflow</a> <a href="/matthew/26-5.htm">Riot</a> <a href="/psalms/78-16.htm">Run</a> <a href="/psalms/76-7.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-5.htm">Swell</a> <a href="/psalms/148-6.htm">Transgressed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 73</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/73-1.htm">The prophet, prevailing in a temptation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/73-2.htm">Shows the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">The wound given thereby, diffidence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/73-15.htm">The victory over it, knowledge of God's purpose.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, prosperity is often seen as a blessing from God, yet it can lead to pride and moral corruption if not handled with humility and gratitude. The Bible frequently warns against the deceitfulness of riches (<a href="/matthew/13-22.htm">Matthew 13:22</a>) and the love of money (<a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a>). The historical context of ancient Israel shows that wealth was often concentrated among the elite, leading to social injustice and exploitation, as seen in the prophetic critiques of Amos and Micah. This phrase serves as a reminder that material wealth can lead to spiritual poverty if it becomes an idol.<p><b>the imaginations of their hearts run wild.</b><br>This part of the verse speaks to the unchecked desires and thoughts that can lead individuals away from God's will. The heart, in biblical terms, is the center of one's being, encompassing mind, will, and emotions. <a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a> describes the heart as deceitful and desperately wicked, emphasizing the need for divine guidance and transformation. The phrase suggests a lack of restraint and moral discipline, echoing the condition of humanity before the flood, where "every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time" (<a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a>). This highlights the necessity of renewing the mind and heart through the Holy Spirit (<a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a>), pointing to the transformative work of Christ in believers' lives.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/73.htm">Psalm 73</a>, Asaph was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court. He is known for his deep reflections on the prosperity of the wicked and the struggles of the righteous.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>The psalm describes the wicked as those who prosper despite their sinful ways, causing confusion and envy among the righteous.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctuary_of_god.htm">The Sanctuary of God</a></b><br>A pivotal place in the psalm where Asaph gains understanding and perspective on the fate of the wicked and the justice of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_the_heart.htm">The Deceptive Nature of the Heart</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for "callous" ('abar) suggests a crossing over or transgression, indicating that the heart can easily stray from righteousness. Believers must guard their hearts diligently.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_envy.htm">The Danger of Envy</a></b><br>Asaph's struggle with envy highlights the danger of comparing ourselves to others, especially the wicked. We must focus on God's eternal perspective rather than temporary prosperity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_perspective.htm">The Importance of God's Perspective</a></b><br>Visiting the sanctuary of God provided Asaph with clarity. Regular worship and communion with God help us gain His perspective on life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_imaginations.htm">Guarding Our Imaginations</a></b><br>The imaginations of the heart can lead to sin if not aligned with God's will. We should fill our minds with Scripture and godly thoughts to prevent sinful imaginations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_justice.htm">Trusting in God's Justice</a></b><br>Despite the apparent success of the wicked, God's justice will prevail. We must trust in His timing and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_73.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 73</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_we_reconcile_prosperity_paradox.htm">Psalm 73:3 says the wicked prosper, yet other passages (e.g., Psalm 1:3) promise prosperity for the righteous--how do we reconcile this contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_94_align_with_swift_judgment.htm">Psalm 94:3-4 depicts the wicked flourishing and boasting; how does this align with other biblical claims that God swiftly judges evil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_wicked_thrive_and_righteous_suffer.htm">In Job 36:6-7, where it states the righteous are exalted while the wicked are cut off, why do wicked individuals often thrive, and the righteous sometimes suffer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zophar_with_psalm_73.htm">How do we reconcile Zophar's rigid cause-and-effect theology in Job 20 with other biblical passages (like Psalm 73) that acknowledge the prosperity of the wicked without immediate judgment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/73.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Stand out with fatness.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">go out from fat. </span>Which, if referring to the appearance, is exactly the opposite to what we should expect. <span class= "ital">Sunken in fat </span>would express the idea of gross sensuality. The <span class= "ital">eyes </span>and <span class= "ital">heart </span>are evidently used as in <a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm" title="But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.">Jeremiah 22:17</a>, the <span class= "ital">eyes </span>as giving the outward index of what the <span class= "ital">heart </span>wishes; and if we take the <span class= "ital">eyes </span>here to mean not the organs of sight, but, by metonymy, the <span class= "ital">looks </span>(comp. <a href="/songs/4-9.htm" title="You have ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; you have ravished my heart with one of your eyes, with one chain of your neck.">Song of Solomon 4:9</a>), "they look out of fatness," the expression is intelligible enough. Or we might perhaps take the <span class= "ital">eyes </span>to stand for the countenance. (See Gesenius, <span class= "ital">sub voc.</span>)<span class= "ital">, their countenance stands out because of fatness. </span>Or, by taking this clause in direct parallelism with the following, we might understand that restless looking about for fresh excitement which comes of satiety. The following lines illustrate the whole verse:<p>"Triumphant plenty, with a cheerful grace,<p>Basks in their eyes, and sparkles in their face;<p>How sleek they look, how goodly is their mien,<p>When big they strut behind a double chin."<p>--DRYDEN.<p><span class= "bld">They have more.</span>--See margin. Or the verb may be intransitive: <span class= "ital">the imaginations of their hearts overflow.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/73.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Their eyes stand out with fatness.</span> Their eyes, which gloat upon the luxuries around them, seem to stand out from their fat and bloated faces (comp. <a href="/job/15-27.htm">Job 15:27</a>; <a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Psalm 17:10</a>). <span class="cmt_word">They have more than heart could wish;</span> literally, <span class="accented">the imaginations of their heart overflew.</span> The exact meaning is doubtful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/73-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">From their callous hearts</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֵ֑מוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nê·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">proceeds</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֭צָא</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṣā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">iniquity;</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵחֵ֣לֶב</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ḥê·leḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2459.htm">Strong's 2459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fat, richest, choice part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the imaginations</span><br /><span class="heb">מַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(maś·kî·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4906.htm">Strong's 4906: </a> </span><span class="str2">A showpiece, figure, imagination</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their hearts</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵבָֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(lê·ḇāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">run wild.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֝בְר֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/73-7.htm">Psalm 73:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 73:7 Their eyes bulge with fat (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/73-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 73:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 73:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/73-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 73:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 73:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>