Psalms 4:8
(4-9) In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; for Thou, LORD, makest me dwell alone in safety.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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(4-8) Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than when their corn and their wine increase.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:18Wherefore ye shall do My statutes, and keep Mine ordinances and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
Deuteronomy 12:10But when ye go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God causeth you to inherit, and He giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
Job 11:18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt look about thee, and shalt take thy rest in safety.
Psalms 16:8I have set the LORD always before me; surely He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Proverbs 3:24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; yea, 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 safely 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 →