Psalms 4:8

Psalms 4:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
• New International Version (NIV)In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Context of Psalms 4:8

6Many are asking, “Who can show us anything good?” Let the light of your face shine on us, Lord. 7You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and new wine abound. I will both lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, Lord, make me live in safety.

Psalms 4:8 word by word

בְּשָׁל֣וֹם יַחְדָּו֮ אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה וְאִ֫ישָׁ֥ן כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה לְבָדָ֑ד לָ֝בֶ֗טַח תּוֹשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will bothיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• lay me downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• in peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• and sleepיָשֵׁןyâshên · to sleepH3462
• for thou, Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• onlyבָּדָדbâdâd · isolationH910
• makest me dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in safetyבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983

Cross-references for Psalms 4:8

• Psalms 3:5I lie down and sleep; I wake again because the Lord sustains me.
• Psalms 16:8I always let the Lord guide me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
• Job 11:18You will be confident, because there is hope. You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.
• Proverbs 3:24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:10who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.
• Revelation 14:13Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they will rest from their labors, since their works follow them.”
• Leviticus 25:18“You are to keep my statutes and ordinances and carefully observe them, so that you may live securely in the land.
• Leviticus 26:5Your threshing will continue until grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have plenty of food to eat and live securely in your land.
• Deuteronomy 12:10When you cross the Jordan and live in the land the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and he gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you live in security,
• Deuteronomy 33:27The God of old is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you and commands, “Destroy!”
• Ezekiel 34:25“‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and eliminate dangerous creatures from the land, so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
• Hosea 2:18On that day I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals, the birds of the sky, and the creatures that crawl on the ground. I will shatter bow, sword, and weapons of war in the land and will enable the people to rest securely.
• Romans 8:35Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

Commentaries on Psalms 4:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep - Most men lie down, and most sleep, daily, for without rest and steep life could not be preserved; but alas! how few lie down in peace! peace with their own consciences, and peace with God! David had then two great blessings, rest by sleep, and peace in his soul. He had a happy soul; and when he lay down on his bed, his body soon enjoyed its repose, as the conscience was in peace. And he had a third blessing, a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep - The word “both” here means “at the same time;” that is, I will alike be in peace, and I will lie down and will sleep; I will have a mind at peace (or, in tranquility) when I lie down, and will sleep calmly. This is said in view of his confidence in God, and of his belief that God would preserve him. He had put his trust in him; he had sought his happiness in him, and now he felt assured that he had nothing to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 Wordly people inquire for good, not for the chief good; all they want is outward good, present good, partial good, good meat, good drink, a good trade, and a good estate; but what are all these worth? Any good will serve the turn of most men, but a gracious soul will not be put off so. Lord, let us have thy favour, and let us know that we have it, we desire no more; let us be satisfied of thy loving-kindness, and will be satisfied with it. Many…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Peace comes from God's blessing and protection (see Psalm 4:6 and 37:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. both lay me down, &c.--or, will lie down at once, and sleep in sure confidence and quiet repose (Psa 3:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 4:8

• Faith
• Peace

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Commentaries on Psalms 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings