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Atomic Bible
Psalms 3:5
I lie down and sleep;
from Deliver Me, O LORD!, Psalms 3:1-8
What it says

He lies down and sleeps, then wakes again because the LORD sustains him.

What it is doing

This verse shows trust expressed in rest rather than agitation.

In context

1A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. 2Many say of me, 3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, 4To the LORD I cry aloud, 5I lie down and sleep; 6I will not fear the myriads 7Arise, O LORD! 8Salvation belongs to the LORD;