Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 17:14

"From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes." — Psalms 17:14 (ASV)

Of the world. —Literally, of time. Hebrew, cheled, “that which creeps on,” an expression anticipating the New Testament use of world. (Compare to Job 21:7-14.)

Their portion in this life —contrasts with Psalms 16:5.

Your hidden treasure. — That which you have stored up, which is sometimes in a good sense (Psalms 31:19; Proverbs 13:22), sometimes in a bad (Job 21:19). But should we not translate—

“With your treasure you fill their womb:
They are full of children.”

These two lines are thus in close parallelism, while the last clause of the verse, “and leave,” etc., answers to “which have their portion in this life.”