Psalms 4:8
In peace, will I lay me down and at once sleep; for, thou, Yahweh alone, wilt cause me, in security, to dwell.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 do my statutes, and my regulations, shall ye observe and do them,—so shall ye dwell upon the land with confidence;
Deuteronomy 12:10But, when ye shall pass over the Jordan, and settle down in the land which, Yahweh your God, is causing you to inherit,—and he shall give you rest from all your enemies round about, and ye shall dwell securely,
Job 11:18And thou shalt he confident, that there is hope, and, when thou hast searched, securely shalt thou lie down;
Psalms 16:8I have set Yahweh before me continually, because he is on my right hand, I shall not be shaken!
Proverbs 3:24When thou sittest down, thou shalt have no dread, yea thou shalt lie down, and sweet shall be thy sleep.
Ezekiel 34:25And I will solemnise for them a covenant of prosperity, And will cause to cease the mischievous wild-beast out of the land, And they shall dwell in the wilderness, securely, And shall 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 →