Psalms 4:8
In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; for thou, Jehovah, alone makest me to dwell in safety.
Darby Translation
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
Cross References
Leviticus 25:18And ye shall do my statutes, and observe mine ordinances and do them: thus shall ye dwell in your land securely.
Deuteronomy 12:10But when ye have gone over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which Jehovah your God causeth you to inherit, and when he hath given you rest from all your enemies round about, and ye dwell in safety,
Job 11:18And thou shalt have confidence, because there shall be hope; and having searched about [thee], thou shalt take rest in safety.
Psalms 16:8I have set Jehovah continually before me; because [he is] at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Proverbs 3:24when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Ezekiel 34:25And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell in safety in the wilderness, and sleep 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 →