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Psalm 4:8

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

Psalm 4:8, King James Version (KJV)

“In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me live in safety.”

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Psalm 4 (KJV)

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.

  1. 1Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
  2. 2O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.
  3. 3But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.
  4. 4Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
  5. 5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
  6. 6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
  7. 7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
  8. 8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

Related verses

Passages that readers often connect with Psalm 4:8, in the King James Version.

  • Proverbs 3:24

    When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

  • Psalm 3:5

    I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

  • Job 11:18–19

    And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. …

  • Psalm 16:8–9

    I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. …

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:10

    Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

  • Deuteronomy 12:10

    But 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;

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1769 standardized text (eBible.org eng-kjv). Public domain outside the United Kingdom. Text courtesy of the Crosswire Bible Society and eBible.org. World English Bible Protestant Edition (eBible engwebp, 2026-09-15 snapshot). Public domain. World English Bible is a trademark of eBible.org. Text unmodified; footnotes and formatting omitted. Related verses: OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0), from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.