Psalms 3:5
I have cried out to the Lord with my voice, and he has heard me from his holy mountain. Pause
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
In Context
4But you, Lord, are my supporter, my glory, and the one who raises up my head.
6I have slept, and I have been stupefied. But I awakened because the Lord has taken me up.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:6I will give peace to your most distant regions. You will sleep, and there will be no one to strike you with terror. I will take away harmful wild beasts, and the sword will not cross your borders.
Psalms 4:8By the fruit of their grain, wine, and oil, they have been multiplied.
Proverbs 3:24When you slumber, you shall not fear. When you rest, your sleep also will be sweet.
Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a very strong tower. The just one rushes to it, and he shall be exalted.
Acts 12:6And when Herod was ready to produce him, in that same night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, and was bound with two chains. And there were guards in front of the door, guarding the prison.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 3:5-8
Confidence in God. 4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 7 Arise, O Lord ; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord : thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. David, having stirred up himself… Read the whole commentary →