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

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In peace(A) I will lie down and sleep,(B)
    for you alone, Lord,
    make me dwell in safety.(C)

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

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24 When you lie down,(A) you will not be afraid;(B)
    when you lie down, your sleep(C) will be sweet.

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

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I lie down and sleep;(A)
    I wake again,(B) because the Lord sustains me.

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18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

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

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18 You will be secure, because there is hope;
    you will look about you and take your rest(A) in safety.(B)
19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,(C)
    and many will court your favor.(D)

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I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

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I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand,(A) I will not be shaken.(B)

Therefore my heart is glad(C) and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest secure,(D)

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10 But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

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10 But you will cross the Jordan and settle in the land the Lord your God is giving(A) you as an inheritance, and he will give you rest(B) from all your enemies around you so that you will live in safety.

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10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

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10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.(A)

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18 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

19 And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

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18 “‘Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws,(A) and you will live safely in the land.(B) 19 Then the land will yield its fruit,(C) and you will eat your fill and live there in safety.(D)

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And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.

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Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want(A) and live in safety in your land.(B)

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18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.

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18 In that day I will make a covenant for them
    with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the creatures that move along the ground.(A)
Bow and sword and battle
    I will abolish(B) from the land,
    so that all may lie down in safety.(C)

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13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

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Believers Who Have Died

13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed(A) about those who sleep in death,(B) so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.(C) 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again,(D) and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.(E)

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25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

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25 “‘I will make a covenant(A) of peace(B) with them and rid the land of savage beasts(C) so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.(D)

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27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

29 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

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27 The eternal(A) God is your refuge,(B)
    and underneath are the everlasting(C) arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,(D)
    saying, ‘Destroy them!’(E)
28 So Israel will live in safety;(F)
    Jacob will dwell[a] secure
in a land of grain and new wine,
    where the heavens drop dew.(G)
29 Blessed are you, Israel!(H)
    Who is like you,(I)
    a people saved by the Lord?(J)
He is your shield and helper(K)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:28 Septuagint; Hebrew Jacob’s spring is