Sleep

When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.

In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety.

It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me.

How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. — read the full passage →

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

I will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids;

he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him.

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

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

You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you. — read the full passage →

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.

Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

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

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace.

You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.

A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →

so man lies down and doesn’t rise. Until the heavens are no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.

On this I awakened, and saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

When he had entered in, he said to them, “Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep.”

Then he came to his disciples, and said to 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.

He said these things, and after that, he said to them, “Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.”

The disciples therefore said, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.”

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

A 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 tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. — read the full passage →

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, in slumbering on the bed;

Yahweh God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. As the man slept, he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →

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

He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat!”

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;

But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”

When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

On that night, the king couldn’t sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.

Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

For thus said the Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, “You will be saved in returning and rest. Your strength will be in quietness and in confidence.” You refused,

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

“Which of you, by being anxious, can add one momentto his lifespan?

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well. — read the full passage →

But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

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

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

But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. — read the full passage →

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

and said to them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? — read the full passage →

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.

Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.

He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are dying?”

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

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

Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. — read the full passage →

I cry to Yahweh with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah. — read the full passage →

Return to your rest, my soul, for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.

Also you shall lie down, and no one shall make you afraid. Yes, many shall court your favor.

A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead.

But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like 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 God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work of creation which he had done.

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

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.

The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your 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 my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? — read the full passage →

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.

Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. — read the full passage →

For those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.

He said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep. — read the full passage →