Psalms 73:7

“Their eyes bulge out from fat; the imaginations of the heart overflow.”

Psalms 73:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 73:7, word by word

Their eyesעֵינֵene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ene” appears
bulge outיָצָאyatsa

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yatsa” appears
from fatחֵלֶבchelev

fat

The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.

Where else “chelev” appears
the imaginationsמַשְׂכִּיּוֹתmaskiyot

imagination

What one dreams up in the mind, fancies.

Where else “maskiyot” appears
of the heartלֵבָבlevav

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

Where else “levav” appears
overflowעָבְרוּavru

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

Where else “avru” appears

The context

6Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.

7 · This verse (above)

8They mock and speak with malice; of extortion from on high they speak.

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