30 Bible Verses about Sleeping Peacefully

In peace, will I lay me down and at once sleep; for, thou, Yahweh alone, wilt cause me, in security, to dwell.

When thou sittest down, thou shalt have no dread, yea thou shalt lie down, and sweet shall be thy sleep.

I, laid me down and slept, - I awoke, Surely, Yahweh, sustaineth me!

And my people shall dwell, In a borne of peace, - and In habitations of security, and In resting-places of comfort.

Surely, at once, had I lain down, and been quiet, I had fallen asleep, then, had I been at rest:

Upon this, I awoke and considered, - And, my sleep, had been sweet to me!

For they sleep not, unless they can do mischief, - They rob themselves of their sleep, if they cannot cause someone to stumble,

Sweet the sleep of the labourer, whether, little or much, he eat, - but, the surfeit of the rich man, will not suffer him to sleep.

And I will give peace in the land, And ye shall lie down, and nothing shall make you afraid; And I will take away vicious beasts out of the land; And, the sword, shall not go through your land.

He entereth into peace, Let them rest upon their couches, - Each one who went on a straight path.

No well-being, saith Yahweh to the lawless,

And, when Herod was about to bring him forth, on that night, was Peter sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, guards, also, before the door, were keeping the prison.

The reverence of Yahweh, leadeth to life, satisfied then, let a man remain - let him not be visited by calamity.

And I will solemnise for them a covenant of prosperity, And will cause to cease the mischievous wild-beast out of the land, And they shall dwell in the wilderness, securely, And shall sleep in the forests;

Awake thou! wherefore shouldst thou sleep, O Lord? Bestir thee! do not reject us altogether!

But, thou, shalt go in unto thy fathers in peace, thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

And I will solemnize to them a covenant, in that day, with the wild-beast of the field, and with the bird of the heavens, and the creeping thing of the ground, - and, bow and sword and battle, will I break in pieces out of the land, so will I cause them to lie down, in security.

For, if we believe that, Jesus, died, and rose again, so, also will, God, bring forth with him, them who have fallen asleep through Jesus;

And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, And, the leopard, with the kid, shall lie down, - And the calf and the young lion and the fatling - together, With, a little child, leading them;

Then, shalt thou walk securely in thy way, and, thy foot, shall not stumble;

leave, there, thy gift before the altar, and withdraw, - first, be reconciled unto thy brother, and, then, coming, be offering thy gift.

And lo! a messenger of the Lord stood over him, and a light shone in the cell; and, smiting the side of Peter, he roused him up, saying - Rise up quickly! And his chains fell off out of his hands.

Said the watchman, There cometh a morning. But also a night, - If ye will enquire, enquire, ye - Come, again!

Whereas, he that hearkeneth unto me, shall dwell safely, and be at rest, without dread of misfortune.

Then extolled I, gladness, in that there was nothing better for a man, under the sun, than to eat and to drink, and to be glad, - since, that, should tarry with him in his toil, for the days of his life which God had given him under the sun.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, - beyond the season when, their corn and their new wine, have increased.

The wolf and the lamb, shall feed, in unity, And, the lion, as an ox, shall eat straw; But as for the serpent, dust, shall be his food: They shall not harm - Nor shall they destroy, In all my holy mountain, saith Yahweh.

For, with the stones of the field, shall be thy covenant, and, the wild beast of the field, hath been made thy friend;

But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them who are falling asleep, - lest ye be sorrowing, even as the rest also, who are without hope;

Lo! a son, born to thee, He, shall be a man of rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies, round about, - for, Solomon, shall be his Name, and, peace and quietness, will I bestow upon Israel, in his days;