Psalm 4:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
In peaceבְּשָׁלֹ֣ום
(be·sha·lo·vm)
7965: completeness, soundness, welfare, peacefrom shalem
I will bothיַחְדָּו֮
(yach·dav)
3162: unitednessfrom yachad
lie downאֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה
(esh·ke·vah)
7901: to lie downa prim. root
and sleep,וְאִ֫ישָׁ֥ן
(ve·'i·shan)
3462: to sleepa prim. root
For You alone,לְבָדָ֑ד
(le·va·dad;)
910: isolation, separationfrom badad
O LORD,יְהוָ֣ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
make me to dwellתֹּושִׁיבֵֽנִי׃
(to·v·shi·ve·ni.)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in safety.לָ֝בֶ֗טַח
(la·ve·tach)
983: securityfrom batach


















KJV Lexicon
I will both
yachad  (yakh'-ad)
a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly -- alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-)together, withal.
lay me down
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
in peace
shalowm  (shaw-lome')
safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
and sleep
yashen  (yaw-shane')
to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate -- old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.
for thou LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
only
badad  (baw-dawd')
separate; adverb, separately -- alone, desolate, only, solitary.
makest me dwell
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in safety
betach  (beh'takh)
a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safely
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O LORD, make me to dwell in safety.

King James Bible
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will both lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, LORD, make me live in safety.

International Standard Version
I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, LORD, enable me to live securely.

NET Bible
I will lie down and sleep peacefully, for you, LORD, make me safe and secure.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And I shall lie down and sleep, because you, Lord Jehovah, make me dwell alone in stillness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I fall asleep in peace the moment I lie down because you alone, O LORD, enable me to live securely.

King James 2000 Bible
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for you, LORD, only make me dwell in safety.
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