Psalm 4:8

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

In peace I will both lie down and will sleep, for You alone, O YHWH, cause me to dwell in safety.

Latin

In pace in idipsum dormiam, et requiescam; quoniam tu, Domine, singulariter in spe constituisti me.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Psalms 4:8

Peace comes from God's blessing and protection (see Psalm 4:6 and 37:11).

Psalms 4:1–8

This personal lament includes:

a prayer for rescue (Psalm 4:1)
a rebuke of the enemy (Psalm 4:2–3)
advice to the faithful (Psalm 4:4–5)
a statement of confidence (Psalm 4:6–8)

Psalms 3:1–7:17

This group of psalms moves from an orderly world to a troubled one. Psalms 1–2 describe stability. The righteous person is blessed, and the Lord’s anointed king rules with authority.

In the psalms that follow, the tone changes. The Lord’s anointed cries out for help. He faces enemies, strong opposition, and evil plans.

It even seems at times that the Lord is far away. The psalmist feels confusion and distress instead of confidence and calm.

Theme notes and profiles

David

Related verses

Proverbs 3:24
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
Psalm 3:5
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
Job 11:18–19
You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
Psalm 16:8–9
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
1 Thessalonians 5:10
He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.
Deuteronomy 12:10
When 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 25:18–19
You are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments, so that you may dwell securely in the land.
Hosea 2:18
On 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 battle in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.
Revelation 14:13
And 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 26:5
Your 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 4:13–14
Brothers, 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 8:35–39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

Glossary

David Music Neginah, Neginoth Psalms, Book of Sleep

Topics

Bad Dreams Faith: Exemplified Getting Rest Housewarming Nightmares OCD Peace: Spiritual Protection is Granted to Saints in Sleep Safety Sleeplessness Spiritual Peace: Saints: Repose In

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