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Psalms 3:5

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

KJV

Voce mea ad Dominum clamavi ; et exaudivit me de monte sancto suo.

Vulgate

φωνῇ μου πρὸς Κύριον ἐκέκραξα, καὶ ἐπήκουσέν μου ἐξ ὄρους ἁγίου αὐτοῦ. διάψαλμα.

LXX

I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.

ASV

ק֭וֹלִ/י אֶל יְהוָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א וַ/יַּֽעֲנֵ֨/נִי מֵ/הַ֖ר קָדְשׁ֣/וֹ סֶֽלָה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
הַ֣ר
hr
noun · 544×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
נִי
ny
verb · 325×
סֶֽלָה
slh
particle · 71×
ק֣וֹל
qvl
noun · 503×
קֹּ֑דֶשׁ
qdsh
noun · 463×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Chapter 18.—Of the 3d, 41st, 15th, and 68th Psalms, in Which the Death and Resurrection of the Lord are Prophesied. About His resurrection also the oracles of the Psalms are by no means silent. For what else is it that is sung in His person in the 3d Psalm, “I laid me down and took a sleep, [and] I awaked, for the Lord shall sustain me?”10971097 Ps. iii. 5. Is there perchance a…

Cross-references

  • Isa 26:3 — Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
  • Job 11:18 — And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
  • Job 11:18 — And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
  • Lev 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.
  • Lev 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.
  • Prov 3:24 — When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
  • Prov 3:24 — When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
  • Prov 14:26 — In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
  • Prov 18:10 — The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
  • Ps 4:8 — I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
  • Ps 4:8 — I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
  • Ps 66:9 — Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
  • Ps 91:5 — Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
  • Ps 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.
  • Ps 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.
  • Ps 139:18 — If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.