Sleep

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

In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.

It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; Forso he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

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

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. — read the full passage →

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;

he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee. — read the full passage →

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered;

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids; — read the full passage →

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace.

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

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

So man lieth down and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, Nor be roused out of their sleep.

Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.

Then cometh he to the disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: — read the full passage →

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: My flesh also shall dwell in safety.

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. — read the full passage →

In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.

And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Considerand answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

On that night could not the king sleep; and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king.

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. And ye would not:

For no word from God shall be void of power.

And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. — read the full passage →

But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory, and the lifter up of my head.

Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul have I replenished. — read the full passage →

But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory, and the lifter up of my head. — read the full passage →

so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober. — read the full passage →

and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? — read the full passage →

And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when wefirstbelieved.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber.

The stouthearted are made a spoil, They have slept their sleep; And none of the men of might have found their hands.

And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain. — read the full passage →

I cry unto Jehovah with my voice, And he answereth me out of his holy hill. [Selah — read the full passage →

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

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

And there sat in the window a certain young man named Eutychus, borne down with deep sleep; and as Paul discoursed yet longer, being borne down by his sleep he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.

And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion: — read the full passage →

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

When I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night-watches.

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? — read the full passage →

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting; neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep fled from him.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come? — read the full passage →

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that are drunken are drunken in the night.

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep. — read the full passage →