Psalms 3:5
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.”Psalms 3:5
What Does Psalms 3:5 Mean?
Psalms 3:5 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 3, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Psalms 3:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 4:8“I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.”Proverbs 3:24“When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.”Leviticus 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.”Isaiah 26:3“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”Psalms 91:5“Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;”Psalms 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.”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.”Psalms 139:18“If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.”Proverbs 18:10“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.”Proverbs 14:26“In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.”Psalms 66:9“Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.”1 Kings 14:20“And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.”Acts 12:6“And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.”
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