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 saying, “Who will show us any good?” Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord! 7You have put gladness in my heart, More than when their grain and new wine abound. In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety.

Psalms 4:8 word by word

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

• In peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• bothיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• lieשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• and sleepיָשֵׁןyâshên · to sleepH3462
• For You aloneבָּדָדbâdâd · isolationH910
• , O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in safetyבֶּ֫טַחbeţach · securityH983

Cross-references for Psalms 4:8

• Psalms 3:5I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.
• Psalms 16:8I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
• Job 11:18Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.
• Proverbs 3:24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:10who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.
• Revelation 14:13And 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 that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.”
• Leviticus 25:18‘You shall thus observe My statutes and keep My judgments, so as to carry them out, that you may live securely on the land.
• Leviticus 26:5Indeed, your threshing will last for you until grape gathering, and grape gathering will last until sowing time. You will thus eat your food to the full and live securely in your land.
• Deuteronomy 12:10When you cross the Jordan and live in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to inherit, and He gives you rest from all your enemies around you so that you live in security,
• Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is a dwelling place, And underneath are the everlasting arms; And He drove out the enemy from before you, And said, ‘Destroy!’
• Ezekiel 34:25“I will make a covenant of peace with them and eliminate harmful beasts from the land so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
• Hosea 2:18In that day I will also make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, The birds of the sky And the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish the bow, the sword and war from the land, And will make them lie down in safety.
• Romans 8:35Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will 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

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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