Selah · Bible verses

Bible Verses About Sleep

12 verses from the World English Bible, quoted word for word.

In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety.
Psalms 4:8
When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
Proverbs 3:24
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.
Psalms 127:2
I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me.
Psalms 3:5
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Psalms 121:3-4
You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalms 91:1-2
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.
John 14:27
when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.
Psalms 63:6
I will bless Yahweh, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
Psalms 16:7
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7

Verses quoted from the World English Bible (public domain).

Ask Selah about it

Selah answers your questions in your own words, from Scripture first — every verse quoted, never invented. Reading the whole Bible is always free.