Psalms 36:4
Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
3The words of his mouth [are] iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently — to do good.
5O Jehovah, in the heavens [is] Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness [is] unto the clouds.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:11And Saul sendeth messengers unto the house of David to watch him, and to put him to death in the morning; and Michal his wife declareth to David, saying, 'If thou art not delivering thy life to-night — tomorrow thou art put to death.'
Esther 6:4And the king saith, 'Who [is] in the court?' — and Haman hath come in to the outer court of the house of the king, to say to the king to hang Mordecai on the tree that he had prepared for him —
Psalms 38:12And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.
Psalms 97:10Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them.
Proverbs 24:2For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.
Isaiah 65:2I have spread out My hands all the day Unto an apostate people, Who are going in the way not good after their own thoughts.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 36:2-5
The Character of the Wicked. 1 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. 4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. David, in the title of this psalm, is styled the servant of the Lord; why in this, and not in any… Read the whole commentary →