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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Their heart is as fat as grease,.... Or tallow, a lump of it, fat or grease congealed. That is, the heart of the above proud persons, who abounded in riches, were glutted with the things of this…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Before I was afflicted - The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate, “Before I was humbled.” The Hebrew word has the general sense of being afflicted, and may refer to any kind of trial. I went astray - The…
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
David here tells us what he had experienced, 1. Of the temptations of a prosperous condition: "Before I was afflicted, while I lived in peace and plenty, and knew no sorrow, I went astray from God and…
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