Psalms 3:5
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
In Context
4I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. Selah
6I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people That have set themselves against me round about.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:6And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
Psalms 4:8In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety. Psalm 5 For the Chief Musician; with the Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.
Psalms 66:9Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.
Proverbs 3:24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Proverbs 18:10The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Acts 12:6And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept 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 →