Verse
Psalms 4:8 — I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only…
“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.”
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The verses around Psalms 4:8.
6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
Verse explanation
The psalm closes with the same simple image found in other psalms of trust: sleeping peacefully is proof that security doesn't depend on any circumstance, only on God.
From the Psalms 4 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 4:8 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Em paz tambem me deitarei e dormirei, porque só tu, Senhor, me fazes habitar em segurança.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Eu deitarei, e dormirei em paz; porque só tu, SENHOR, me fazes descansar seguro.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Me acostaré en paz y así mismo dormiré, porque tú, Señor, me guardas.
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In other languages: Português (Salmos 4:8) · Español (Salmos 4:8)
More verses about rest
- Matthew 11:28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- Psalms 23:1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- Psalms 23:2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
- Exodus 33:14And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
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