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Deliver Me, O LORD!

Psalms 3:5

In 11 translations

BSB
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
KJV
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
WEB
I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for Yahweh sustains me.
ASV
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.
LSV
I have lain down, and I sleep, || I have awoken, for YHWH sustains me.
YLT
I — I have lain down, and I sleep, I have waked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.
DBY
I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.
DRC3:6
I have slept and taken my rest: and I have risen up, because the Lord hath protected me.
GNV
I layed me downe and slept, and rose vp againe: for the Lord susteined me.
JPS3:6
I lay me down, and I sleep; I awake, for the LORD sustaineth me.
LXXE3:6
I lay down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord will help me.

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Original-language editions

WLC3:6
אֲנִ֥י שָׁכַ֗בְתִּי וָֽאִ֫ישָׁ֥נָה הֱקִיצ֑וֹתִי כִּ֖י יְהוָ֣ה יִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃KJV:Ps.3.5
LXX-Br3:6
Ἐγὼ ἐκοιμήθην καὶ ὕπνωσα, ἐξηγέρθην, ὅτι Κύριος ἀντιλήψεταί μου.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 4:8I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
  • Proverbs 3:24When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
  • Leviticus 26:6And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
  • Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
  • Job 11:18–19You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety. You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
  • Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
  • Psalms 127:2In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
  • Proverbs 14:26He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
  • Psalms 66:9He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
  • Acts 12:6On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 3:6 in some Bibles
  • 3:5 in most Bibles

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