He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The One who keeps you never dozes off, not for a moment, by day or by night.
Psalm 3:5
Psalm 3:5
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.
Written while David fled for his life: he lay down, slept and woke, because the Lord held him up.
KJVPsalm 3:5 in context
2Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. 3But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 4I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 5I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. 6I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 7Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
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