Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

I lie down and sleep;
I wake again because the Lord sustains me.

New American Standard Bible

I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

I lie down and sleep, I wake up, because the LORD sustains me.

A Conservative Version

I laid down and slept. I awoke, for LORD sustains me.

American Standard Version

I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.

Amplified


I lay down and slept [safely];
I awakened, for the Lord sustains me.

Darby Translation

I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.

Julia Smith Translation

I lay down and I, shall sleep; I awaked: for Jehovah will uphold me.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

I lay down and slept; I woke up because Yahweh sustains me.

Modern King James verseion

I laid down and slept. I awoke, for Jehovah kept me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I laid me down and slept, and rose up again; for the LORD sustained me.

NET Bible

I rested and slept; I awoke, for the Lord protects me.

New Heart English Bible

I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for the LORD sustains me.

The Emphasized Bible

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

Webster

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

World English Bible

I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me.

Youngs Literal Translation

I -- I have lain down, and I sleep, I have waked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.

Context Readings

Confidence In Troubled Times

4 I cry aloud to the Lord,
and He answers me from His holy mountain.Selah
5 I lie down and sleep;
I wake again because the Lord sustains me.
6 I am not afraid of the thousands of people
who have taken their stand against me on every side.


Cross References

Psalm 4:8

I will both lie down and sleep in peace,
for You alone, Lord, make me live in safety.

Leviticus 26:6

I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to frighten you. I will remove dangerous animals from the land, and no sword will pass through your land.

Proverbs 3:24

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.

Job 11:18-19

You will be confident, because there is hope.
You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.

Psalm 66:9

He keeps us alive
and does not allow our feet to slip.

Psalm 127:2

In vain you get up early and stay up late,
working hard to have enough food—
yes, He gives sleep to the one He loves.

Proverbs 14:26

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence
and his children have a refuge.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of Yahweh is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and are protected.

Isaiah 26:3

You will keep the mind that is dependent on You
in perfect peace,
for it is trusting in You.

Acts 12:6

On the night before Herod was to bring him out for execution, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the door guarded the prison.

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