Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 36:4
Deviseth — Freely, from his own inclination, when none are present to provoke him to it.
Deviseth — Freely, from his own inclination, when none are present to provoke him to it.
Verse Psalms 36:4. _HE DEVISETH MISCHIEF UPON HIS BED_] He seeks the silent and undisturbed watches of the night, in order to fix his plans of wickedness. _HE SETTETH HIMSELF_] Having laid his _plan...
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 Prov...
Psalms 36 Contrasts _ 1. What the wicked is and does (Psalms 36:1)_ 2. What Jehovah is and does (Psalms 36:5) 3. Prayer and trust in His loving kindness ...
XXXVI. We have here two Pss. or fragments of two Pss.: A, Psalms 36:1 and possibly Psalms 36:12, and B, Psalms 36:5. XXXVI. A. Psalms 36:1
MISCHIEF. Hebrew. _'aven,_ as in Psalms 36:3, "iniquity". SETTETH HIMSELF. taketh his stand. EVIL. Hebrew. _ra'a"_. App-44....
The fruits of this reckless atheism described....
_mischief_ Iniquity, as in Psalms 36:3_; Psalms 36:12_. _upon his bed_ In the stillness of the night, the time for repentance (Psalms 4:4), and recollection of God ...
DISCOURSE: 559 SIN TO BE ABHORRED Psalms 36:4. _He abhorreth not evil._ THE standard of morals in the Christian world is far below that which is established in the Sacred Records: and hence arises th...
PSALMS 36 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Oracles False and True, Prompting Prayer and Praise. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 36:1-4, Personified Transgression Deluding and Driving on its Victim. Stanza II., Psalms...
_HE DEVISETH MISCHIEF UPON HIS BED; HE SETTETH HIMSELF IN A WAY THAT IS NOT GOOD; HE ABHORRETH NOT EVIL._ He deviseth ... his bed - even there, where one lies down for sleep, he cannot be quiet from...
36:4 wickedness (b-3) Or 'vanity,' 'mischief.'...
This Ps. consists of two strongly contrasted pictures, one of the wickedness of the wicked man (Psalms 36:1), and one of the goodness of God (Psalms 36:5), followed by a prayer that the Psalmist may c...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
From the secret promptings of sin, the description of the ungodly passes on to its issues in words and deeds. It is an awful picture of wickedness of a man abandoning himself without check or remorse...
_[Psalms 36:5]_ אָ֤וֶן ׀ יַחְשֹׁ֗ב עַֽל ־מִשְׁכָּ֫בֹ֥ו יִ֭תְיַצֵּב...
Psalms 36:1 THE supposition that the sombre picture of "the wicked" in Psalms 36:1 was originally unconnected with the glorious hymn in Psalms 36:5 fails to give weight to the difference between the s...
GOD THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE Psalms 36:1 The servant of the Lord, as the superscription tells us, is speaking here. He is horror-stricken at the ways and thoughts of the ungodly. By a bold image, Psalms...
The antithetical nature of this psalm is self-evident. In the first part (verses Psa 36:1-4), the reason and expression of the wickedness of the wicked are described. The one and only reason for trans...
He (d) deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way [that is] not good; he abhorreth not evil. (d) By describing at large the nature of the reprobate, he admonishes the godly to beware...
_Heart. Provided they be rational. (St. Augustine) --- He will enable thee to repose in peace, and to taste innocent pleasures in the Lord. (Calmet)_...
These are the outlines, and but the outlines of a heart, whose imagination is only evil, and that continually. Genesis 6:5....
4._He meditates iniquity upon his bed _Here the sacred writer shows that the wickedness of the ungodly man is of a secret and very determined character. It sometimes happens that many, who otherwise a...
Psalms 36. We have a needed warning as to the wicked, particularly the enemies of righteousness, the instruments of Satan's power. There is no conscience to be expected; nothing that will stop them in...
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 o...
He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way [that is] not good; he abhorreth not evil. Ver. 4. _He deviseth mischief upon his bed_] He bendeth his wits and beateth his brains, _per...
_The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit_ Are wicked and deceitful. _He hath left off to be wise and to do good_ Once he had some degrees of wisdom, and did things that were apparently good, an...
He deviseth mischief upon his bed, using even the night for these meditations of wickedness; HE SETTETH HIMSELF IN A WAY, deliberately choosing a course, THAT IS NOT GOOD; HE ABHORRETH NOT EVIL, the s...
THE CURSE OF ESTRANGEMENT FROM GOD AND THE BLESSING OF FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM. To the chief musician, for use in the liturgical services of the Temple, a psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who her...
MISCHIEF: Or, vanity...
1-4 From this psalm our hearts should be duly affected with hatred of sin, and seek satisfaction in God's loving-kindness. Here is the root of bitterness, from which all the wickedness of wicked men...
HE DEVISETH MISCHIEF UPON HIS BED; which notes that he doth it, 1. Constantly and unweariedly, preferring it before his own rest. 2. Earnestly and seriously, when his mind is freed from all outward...
Psalms 36:4 devises H2803 (H8799) wickedness H205 bed H4904 sets H3320 (H8691) way H1870 good H2896 abhor...
THE TRANSGRESSION OF THE WICKED SPEAKS TO THE PSALMIST'S HEART ALERTING HIM TO THE SINFULNESS OF MAN (PSALMS 36:1). Psalms 36:1 ‘The oracle of the transgression of the wicked within my heart, There...
CONTENTS: The wicked contrasted with the righteous and the Lord of devout men extolled. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Sinners are self destroyers and when sin is finally made to appear in its...
Psalms 36:1. _There is no fear of God before his eyes._ David had some particular or general character of a wicked man before his eyes; a man who flattered himself as bearing an appearance of wisdom a...
_He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good._ THE STATE AND CONDITION OF AN HABITUAL SINNER I. The character of an habitual sinner. He is one who “deviseth misch...
_The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before hill eyes._ A SHARP CONTRAST OF SIN AND HOLINESS I. the character of the wicked (Verses 1-4). Depravity is...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 36:1. This is a lament that reflects on the wicked and on the steadfast love of the Lord. It concludes with a prayer that God will protect his people from the attacks of the...
INTRODUCTION This psalm was written by David. From Psalms 36:1 he describes the rebellious; Psalms 36:5 he extols the various attributes of the Lord; and in Psalms 36:10 he add see the Lord in prayer...
EXPOSITION THIS short psalm is mainly didactic. It places in contrast the extreme wickedness of the wicked and the inexhaustible fulness of love, faithfulness, and righteousness which characterizes t...
The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. The words of hi...
1 Samuel 19:11; Acts 23:12; Amos 5:15; Esther 5:14; Esther 6:4;...