He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
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Gill's Exposition
He deviseth mischief upon his bed,.... He casts about in his mind on his pillow, when at leisure from all employment; and consults and contrives schemes how to compass his lusts, and to do injury to…
Barnes' Notes
He deviseth mischief upon his bed - Margin, as in Hebrew: “vanity.” That is, when he lies down; when he is wakeful at night; he plots some scheme of iniquity - some vain, wicked enterprise. So in Pro…
David, in the title of this psalm, is styled the servant of the Lord; why in this, and not in any other, except in Ps. 18 (title), no reason can be given; but so he was, not only as every good man is…
Cambridge Bible
mischief Iniquity, as in Psa 36:36; Psa 36:36.
upon his bed In the stillness of the night, the time for repentance (Psa 4:4), and recollection of God (Psa 63:6), he is restlessly planning his crimes.…
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