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Psalms 3:5
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I lie down and sleep;I wake again because the Lord sustains me.
I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for the LORD sustains me.
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.
I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
I can lie down and go to sleep, and I will wake up again, because the Lord gives me strength.
I rested and slept; I awoke, for the Lord protects me.
I lay down and slept [safely]; I awakened, for the LORD sustains me.
I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustains me.
I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me.
I layed me downe and slept, and rose vp againe: for the Lord susteined me.
I lay down and slept;I awoke, for Yahweh sustains me.
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
I sleep and wake up refreshed because you, Lord , protect me.
With my voice I call out to Adonai , and he answers me from his holy hill. (Selah)
I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.
I can lie down to rest and know that I will wake up, because the Lord covers and protects me.
I lay down and slept; and I awoke; for the LORD sustained me.
I lie down and sleep, and all night long the Lord protects me.
I lay down and slept; I woke up because Yahweh sustains me.
I laid down, and slept. I awoke, for Jehovah kept me.
Sela I layed me downe and slepte, but I rose vp agayne, for the LORDE susteyned me.
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.
I took my rest in sleep, and then again I was awake; for the Lord was my support.
With my voice I call unto the LORD, and He answereth me out of His holy mountain. Selah
I layd me downe and slept; I awaked, for the Lord sustained me.
I lay down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord will help me.
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustaineth me.
With my vois Y criede to the Lord; and he herde me fro his hooli hil.
I laid myself down and slept; I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me.
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustained me.
I lay down and slept, yet I woke up in safety, for the Lord was watching over me.
I lay down and slept, and I woke up again, for the Lord keeps me safe.
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.
I, laid me down and slept, - I awoke, Surely, Yahweh, sustaineth me!
I have slept and have taken my rest: and I have risen up, because the Lord hath protected me.
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
I -- I have lain down, and I sleep, I have waked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.
I stretch myself out. I sleep. Then I'm up again—rested, tall and steady, Fearless before the enemy mobs Coming at me from all sides.
I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.
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But as touching the tree of knowlege of good and euyll thou shalt not eate of it: For in what daye so euer thou eatest therof, thou shalt dye the death.
And the woman sayde vnto the serpent: We eate of ye fruite of the trees of the garden.
But as for the fruite of the tree which is in the myddes of the garden, God hath sayde, ye shall not eate of it, neither shal ye touche of it, lest peraduenture ye dye.
And so the woman, seing that the same tree was good to eate of, and pleasaunt to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, toke of the fruite therof, and dyd eate, and gaue also vnto her husbande beyng with her, and he dyd eate.
Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knewe that they were naked, and they sowed fygge leaues together, & made them selues apernes.
Which sayde: I hearde thy voyce in the garden, and was afrayde because I was naked, and hyd my selfe.
And the Lord God sayd vnto the woman: Why hast thou done this? And the woman sayde: the serpent begyled me, and I dyd eate.
And the lord god said vnto ye serpent: Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattel, and aboue euery beast of the fielde: vpon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe.
I wyll also put enmitie betweene thee & the woman, betweene thy seede and her seede: and it shall treade downe thy head, and thou shalt treade vpon his heele.
And the Lorde God sayde: Beholde, the man is become as one of vs, in knowing good and euyll: And now lest peraduenture he put foorth his hande, and take also of the tree of lyfe and eate, and lyue for euer.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I laid me down and slept,.... After the battle was over between Absalom's men and his, says Aben Ezra; but rather this was in the midst of his trouble and distress, since he afterwards prays for salvation: and this sleep was either, as Jarchi observes, through his heart being overwhelmed with grief; for there have been instances of persons sleeping through sorrow, as Elijah, Jonah, and the disciples of Christ, 1 Kings 19:4; or rather this is expressive of the calmness and serenity of his mind amidst his troubles; he laid himself down in peace, and slept quietly and comfortably; he did not lose a night's rest, his sleep was sweet unto him; which was a blessing of life from the Lord that everyone does not enjoy; see Psalms 127:2;
I awakened; in the morning, alive and cheerful, Some lay themselves down and never awake more, as Sisera the captain of Jabin's army, and Ishbosheth the son of Saul; and this might have been David's case, considering the circumstances he was in: and others, through perplexing thoughts and cares, or pains of body, or uneasy dreams, rise fatigued and distressed; but David arose in good health of body, and tranquillity of mind, and comfortably refreshed;
for the Lord sustained me; the psalmist committed himself to the care and protection of God; he laid himself down in his arms, and there slept in safety; the Lord preserved him, who is Israel's keeper, that neither slumbers nor sleeps: and he rose in health and cheerfulness in the morning, supported by his right hand. This shows, that lying down to sleep, when in such circumstances, and awaking with cheerfulness, were not owing to rashness, stupidity, and insensibility, but to divine supports. These words may be interpreted, as they are by some of the ancients, of the death of Christ, and of his resurrection from the dead by the power of God; death is often expressed by sleep, and the resurrection of the dead by an awaking out of sleep, Daniel 12:2; and Christ's death being signified by lying down and sleeping, may denote both the voluntariness of it, that he laid down his life freely and willingly; and his short continuance under the power of death, it was but like a night's sleep; and his resurrection from the dead, being expressed by an awaking through the Lord's sustaining him, shows that it was by the power of God, even the exceeding greatness of his power: and the whole of this may be applied to the case and state of the saints and people of God, who at times have rest and peace amidst their enemies; though they have tribulation in the world, they have peace in Christ; and notwithstanding the temptations of Satan, and the corruptions of their own hearts, they have joy and comfort through believing in Christ; the Lord sustains them with precious promises, and supports them with the discoveries of his love, and upholds them with the right hand of his righteousness.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I laid me down and slept - Notwithstanding these troubles and dangers I had such confidence that God hears prayer, and such calm trust in his protection, that I laid me down gently and slept securely. The psalmist mentions this as a remarkable proof of the divine protection and favor. He was driven from his capital, his throne, and his home. He was compelled to wander as a poor fugitive, accompanied by only a few friends. He was pursued by enemies, who were numbered by thousands. He was made an exile, and persecuted by his own son; and with this son there were men of age and of experience in war. The forces of his enemies might come upon him at any moment. In these circumstances, persecuted as he was, and under all the anxiety and distress which he felt in view of the ungrateful conduct of his own son, he regarded it as a singular proof of the divine favor, and as an illustration of the peace which confidence in God gives to those who put their trust in him, that on such a dreadful night he was permitted to lie calmly down and sleep. As such a proof and illustration it may be regarded here: a proof of the unspeakable value of the divine favor, and an illustration of the effect of confidence in God in giving calmness and peace of mind in time of trouble. Psalms 127:2.
I awaked - Still safe and secure. He had not been suddenly attacked by his foes, and made to sleep the sleep of death; he had not been crushed by anguish of spirit. That we are “awaked” in the morning after a night’s refreshing slumber; that we are raised up again to the enjoyments of life; that we are permitted again to greet our friends and to unite with them in the privileges of devotion, should always be regarded as a new proof of the goodness of God, and should lead to acts of praise. We have no power to awake ourselves; and when we remember how many are taken away from our world each night - how many there are who lie down to sleep to wake no more, we should never rise from a bed of repose without giving our first thoughts in gratitude to our Great Preserver.
For the Lord sustained me - He kept me from danger; he preserved me from death. And it is as true now as it was then, that God is the supporter of life when men sleep. He guards us; he causes the action of the heart to be continued as it propels the blood through our frame; he secures the gentle heaving of the lungs, both when we slumber and when we wake.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 3:5. I laid me down and slept — He who knows that he has God for his Protector may go quietly and confidently to his bed, not fearing the violence of the fire, the edge of the sword, the designs of wicked men, nor the influence of malevolent spirits.
I awaked — Though humanly speaking there was reason to fear I should have been murdered in my bed, as my most confidential servants had been corrupted by my rebellious son; yet God, my shield, protected me. I both slept and awaked; and my life is still whole in me.
