Psalms 4:8
I will lay mee downe, and also sleepe in peace: for thou, Lord, onely makest me dwell in safetie.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
Cross References
Leviticus 25:18Wherefore ye shall obey mine ordinances, and keepe my lawes, and do them, and ye shall dwell in the land in safetie.
Deuteronomy 12:10But when ye goe ouer Iorden, and dwell in ye land, which the Lord your God hath giuen you to inherit, and when he hath giue you rest from al your enemies round about, and yee dwel in safetie,
Job 11:18And thou shalt bee bolde, because there is hope: and thou shalt digge pittes, and shalt lye downe safely.
Psalms 16:8I haue set the Lord alwayes before me: for hee is at my right hand: therefore I shall not slide.
Proverbs 3:24If thou sleepest, thou shalt not bee afraide, and when thou sleepest, thy sleepe shalbe sweete.
Ezekiel 34:25And I will make with them a couenant of peace, and will cause the euil beastes to cease out of the land: and they shall dwel safely in the wildernesse, and sleepe 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 →