Psalms 4:8
Read Psalms →“I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.”
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The day is done, and Scripture invites you to lay it down — every worry, every unfinished thing — before you close your eyes. These Bible verses for the evening quiet the mind and hand the night over to God.
“I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.”
“I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.”
“When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.”
“When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.”
“You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,”
“In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.”
“May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.”
“The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.”
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The day is done, and Scripture invites you to lay it down — every worry, every unfinished thing — before you close your eyes. These Bible verses for the evening quiet the mind and hand the night over to God.
Psalms 4:8: “I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.”
Start with Psalms 3:5, one of the 8 verses gathered here on this topic.