A verse for the night: lie down in peace, because the Lord keeps you safe.
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
A verse for the night: lie down in peace, because the Lord keeps you safe.
KJV5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord. 6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Living in God’s shelter means resting in His shadow: my refuge, my fortress.
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
The Lord keeps your going out and your coming in, now and for evermore.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
God is a refuge and a very present help, right now, in this trouble.
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
The Lord is faithful. He will strengthen you and guard you from evil.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and are safe.