Psalms 4:8

Psalms 4:8 in other versions

• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.

Context of Psalms 4:8

6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

Psalms 4:8 word by word

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

• 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 laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.
• Psalms 16:8I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
• Job 11:18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
• Proverbs 3:24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
• Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
• Leviticus 25:18Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
• Leviticus 26:5And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.
• Deuteronomy 12:10But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
• Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
• Ezekiel 34:25And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
• Hosea 2:18And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
• Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, 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

In the dictionaries

• Apart
• Awe
• Commune
• Lay
• Light
• Neginoth
• Stand
• Apocalyptic Literature
• Israel, Religion of
• Neginah; Neginoth

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