31 Bible Verses about Sleeping Peacefully

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

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

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

Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place,
in safe and secure dwellings.

Now I would certainly be lying down in peace;
I would be asleep.
Then I would be at rest

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.

At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.

For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits him no sleep.

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.

He will enter into peace—
they will rest on their beds—
everyone who lives uprightly.

“There is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.

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.

The fear of the Lord leads to life;
one will sleep at night without danger.

“I will make a covenant of peace with them and eliminate dangerous animals in the land, so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.

Wake up, Lord! Why are You sleeping?
Get up! Don’t reject us forever!

But you will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.

On that day I will make a covenant for them
with the wild animals, the birds of the sky,
and the creatures that crawl on the ground.
I will shatter bow, sword,
and weapons of war in the land
and will enable the people to rest securely.

Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, in the same way God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.

The wolf will live with the lamb,
and the leopard will lie down with the goat.
The calf, the young lion, and the fatling will be together,
and a child will lead them.

Then you will go safely on your way;
your foot will not stumble.

leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side, he woke him up and said, “Quick, get up!” Then the chains fell off his wrists.

The watchman said,
“Morning has come, and also night.
If you want to ask, ask!
Come back again.”

But whoever listens to me will live securely
and be free from the fear of danger.”

So I commended enjoyment because there is nothing better for man under the sun than to eat, drink, and enjoy himself, for this will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and new wine abound.

The wolf and the lamb will feed together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox,
but the serpent’s food will be dust!
They will not do what is evil or destroy
on My entire holy mountain,”
says the Lord.

For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,
and the wild animals will be at peace with you.

We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

But a son will be born to you; he will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies, for his name will be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.