He devises wickedness on his bed

Story guide: A self-satisfied wrongdoer plans harm in a dim room. A self-satisfied wrongdoer moves from deceitful speech to planning harm on his bed.

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0For the choirmaster. Of David, the servant of Yahweh.

1Within my heart, transgression speaks to the wicked: there is no fear of God before his eyes.

2For he flatters himself in his own eyes too much to find his iniquity and hate it.

3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.

4He devises wickedness on his bed; he takes his stand on a path that is not good; he does not reject evil.

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