He deviseth mischief upon his bed - Margin, as in Hebrew: “vanity.” That is, when he lies down, when he is wakeful at night, he plo…

From the secret promptings of sin, the description of the ungodly passes on to its outcomes in words and deeds. It is a dreadful picture of the wic…

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…

He deviseth mischief upon his bed
He casts about in his mind on his pillow, when at leisure from all employment; and…

From this psalm, our hearts should be properly affected by hatred of sin and seek satisfaction in God's loving-kindness. Here is the root of bitter…