Psalms 4:8
In peace together I lie down and sleep, For Thou, O Jehovah, alone, In confidence dost cause me to dwell!
Young's Literal Translation
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 hast given joy in my heart, From the time their corn and their wine Have been multiplied.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:18'And ye have done My statutes, and My judgments ye keep, and have done them, and ye have dwelt on the land confidently,
Deuteronomy 12:10and ye have passed over the Jordan, and have dwelt in the land which Jehovah your God is causing you to inherit, and He hath given rest to you from all your enemies round about, and ye have dwelt confidently:
Job 11:18And thou hast trusted because their is hope, And searched — in confidence thou liest down,
Psalms 16:8I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because — at my right hand I am not moved.
Proverbs 3:24If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
Ezekiel 34:25And I have made for them a covenant of peace, And caused evil beasts to cease out of the land, And they have dwelt in a wilderness confidently, And they have slept in 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 →