Psalms 4:8
Thou hast put gladness into my heart: 1 They have been satisfied with the fruit of their corn and wine and oil. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
9I will both lie down in peace and sleep: 1 For thou, Lord, only hast caused me to dwell securely.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:18And ye shall keep all my ordinances, and all my judgments; and do ye observe them, and ye shall keep them, and dwell securely in the land.
Deuteronomy 12:10And ye shall go over Jordan, and shall dwell in the land, which the Lord our God takes as an inheritance for you; and he shall give you rest from all your enemies round about, and ye shall dwell safely.
Job 11:18And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; 1 And peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care. 1
Psalms 16:8Keep me as the apple of the eye 1 From those that resist thy right hand: 1 Thou shalt screen me by the covering of thy wings, 1
Proverbs 3:24For if thou rest, thou shalt be undismayed; 1 And if thou sleep, thou shalt slumber sweetly. 1
Ezekiel 34:25And I will make with David a covenant of peace, and I will utterly destroy evil beasts from off the land; and they shall dwell in the wilderness, and sleep in the forests.
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 →