Psalms 3 · Verse 5

Psalms 3:5

I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.
Psalms 3:5, King James Version

Psalms 3:5 in other translations

BSBI lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
WEBI laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for the LORD sustains me.
ASVI laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.
YLTI--I have lain down, and I sleep, I have waked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.
DARBYI laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.
BBEI took my rest in sleep, and then again I was awake; for the Lord was my support.
WebsterI laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.

What does Psalms 3:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. the Lord sustained me--literally, "will sustain me," as if his language or thought when he laid down, and the reason of his composure.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 3:4-8

Care and grief do us good, when they engage us to pray to God, as in earnest. David had always found God ready to answer his prayers. Nothing can fix a gulf between the communications of God's grace towards us, and the working of his grace in us; between his favour and our faith. He had always been very safe under the Divine protection. This is applicable to the common mercies of every night, for which we ought to…

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Psalms 3:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
שָׁכַ֗בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiI lay downH7901
וָֽאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָהva.'I.Sha.nahand I slept !H3462
הֱקִיצ֑וֹתִיhe.ki.Tzo.tiI awokeH6974
כִּ֖יkiforH3588
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
יִסְמְכֵֽנִי\׃yis.me.Khe.nihe sustains meH5564

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 3:5

  • Psalms 4:8

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

  • Proverbs 3:24

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

  • Leviticus 26:6

    And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

  • Isaiah 26:3

    Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

  • 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. Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

  • Proverbs 18:10

    The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

  • Psalms 127:2

    It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

  • Proverbs 14:26

    In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

  • Psalms 66:9

    Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

  • Acts 12:6

    And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I laid.
4:8; 127:2; Le 26:6; Job 11:18,19; Pr 3:24; Ac 12:6
the.
4:8; 66:9; Pr 14:26; 18:10; Isa 26:3

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Context

  • Psalms 3:4

    I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

  • Psalms 3:5

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

  • Psalms 3:6

    I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

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Psalms 3:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo me acosté, y dormí, y desperté; porque Jehová me sostuvo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je crierai de ma voix à l’ Éternel, et il me répondra de sa montagne sainte. Sélah.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich legte mich nieder und schlief; ich erwachte, denn Jehova stützt mich.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Voce mea ad Dominum clamavi; et exaudivit me de monte sancto suo.