Psalms 4:8
\4:7\Lord, you have put joy in my heart, more than they have when their grain and their wine are increased.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
In Context
7\4:6\There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.
9\4:8\I will take my rest on my bed in peace, because you only, Lord, keep me safe.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:18So keep my rules and my decisions and do them, and you will be safe in your land.
Deuteronomy 12:10But when you have gone over Jordan and are living in the land which the Lord your God is giving you as your heritage, and when he has given you rest from all those on every side who are fighting against you, and you are living there safely;
Job 11:18And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;
Psalms 16:8I have put the Lord before me at all times; because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved.
Proverbs 3:24When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.
Ezekiel 34:25And I will make with them an agreement of peace, and will put an end to evil beasts through all the land: and they will be living safely in the waste land, sleeping in the woods.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 4:7-8
The Good Man's Desire. 6 There be many that say, Who will show us any good? Lord , lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord , only makest me dwell in safety. We have here, I. The foolish wish of worldly people: There be many that say, Who will show us any good? Who will make us to see good? What good they meant is intimated, v. 7 . It was the… Read the whole commentary →