Matthew Poole and continuators on Psalms 36:4

4. He deviseth mischief upon his bed , he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil .

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 Distractions, and wholly at leasure to attend that Business, about which it is employed; Comp. Psal. 4. 4. 3. Freely from his own inclination, when none are present to provoke him to it.

He doth not repent of his wicked Devices, but resolutly proceeds to Execute them, and persists therein.

(i. e.) Which is very bad, as this Phrase is used, 1 Sam. 2. 24. Prov. 20. 23. and 24. 23. and elsewhere.

Though he sometimes pretends Remorse and desists from his Violent Practises against me as Saul did, yet he doth not truly repent of, nor abhor his sin, and therefore is ready to return to it, when any occasion offers it self.

Marginal references: Mi[illegible: 1+ letters]. 2. 1.; Or, V[illegible: 1+ letters]ity.