Psalms 4:8
I will lay me down in peace, and sleep: For thou alone, O LORD! makest me dwell in safety.
Noyes Bible
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
7Thou puttest gladness into my heart, Greater than theirs, when their corn and wine are abundant.
Cross References
Job 11:18Thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Now thou art disappointed, thou shalt then rest in safety.
Psalms 16:8I set the LORD before me at all times; Since he is at my right hand, I shall not fall.
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, so that they shall dwell safely in the desert, 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 →