“He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.”
The psalmist describes how the wicked devise mischief on their beds and set themselves on a path that is not good. The imagery of plotting on beds suggests that wickedness occupies the wicked's attention even in their private moments. The phrase 'sets himself on a path' indicates deliberate choice and commitment to evil. This verse portrays wickedness as habitual and pervasive, occupying the entirety of the wicked's existence.
Church Fathers on Psalms 36:4
1. ...“The ungodly has said in himself that he will sin: there is no fear of God before his eyes” Psalm 35:1. Not of one man, but of a race of ungodly men he speaks, who fight against their own selves, by not understanding, that so they may live well; not because they cannot, but because they will not. For it is one thing, when one endeavours to understand some thing, and through infirmity of flesh cannot; as says the Scripture in a certain place, “For the corruptible body…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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