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Psalms 4:8

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

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ASV

In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.

KJV

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בְּשָׁל֣וֹםbe.sha.Lomin peaceH7965 →
יַחְדָּו֮yach.DavtogetherH3162 →
אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה'esh.ke.VahI will lie downH7901 →
וְאִ֫ישָׁ֥ןve.'I.Shanand I may sleepH3462 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO YahwehH3068 →
לְבָדָ֑דle.va.Dad<to> aloneH910 →
לָ֝בֶ֗טַחla.Ve.tachto securityH983 →
תּוֹשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃to.shi.Ve.niyou caused to dwell meH3427 →

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Proverbs 3:24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.Psalms 3:5I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.Job 11:18–19You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.Psalms 16:8–9I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.1 Thessalonians 5:10He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.Psalms 127:2In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.Deuteronomy 12:10When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you dwell securely,Leviticus 25:18–19You are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments, so that you may dwell securely in the land.Hosea 2:18On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”Leviticus 26:5Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land.1 Thessalonians 4:13–14Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.Romans 8:35–39Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?Deuteronomy 33:27–29The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’Ezekiel 34:25I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.Job 11:18You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.Leviticus 26:6And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.2 Samuel 17:1Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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