Psalms 4:8
In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me live in safety.
World English Bible Classic
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
7You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:18“‘Therefore you shall do my statutes, and keep my ordinances and do them; and you shall dwell in the land in safety.
Deuteronomy 12:10But when you go over the Jordan and dwell in the land which the LORD your God causes you to inherit, and he gives you rest from all your enemies around you, so that you dwell in safety,
Job 11:18You will be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you will search, and will take your rest in safety.
Psalms 16:8I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Proverbs 3:24When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
Ezekiel 34:25“‘I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land. They will dwell securely 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 →