Psalm 3:5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. One of the mysteries of life of which men hardly think at all is the mystery of sleep. "Death's twin sister," it has been called. Into its secrets the cleverest man cannot pierce, though all men share its blessings. See the tired man worn out after a heavy day's work, or burdened with care. He flings himself on his bed, his day's work or his day's trouble, his foremost, ever-present thought. Kind sleep touches his eyes. His fatigue is forgotten, his cares are gone. What thought strikes us most forcibly as we look on the picture of the sleeper? Surely the thought of helplessness. The strongest man asleep cannot defend himself or help himself. And yet the millions of mankind daily lie down to sleep, and daily rise again, safely and in peace. Why? We know why, though we so often carelessly forget it. Because God is with us always, never leaving us for an instant to ourselves; about our path and about our bed; the Almighty Father, with more than a mother's love and tenderness. Ought we not to have, at least, David's faith? I say "at least" because we know so much more of God's truth than he did, have so much more light upon our path than he had. We know our weakness and helplessness, but we know our Helper. If we will only love and serve God in Christ, and consecrate our lives to Him, we are safe. (Samuel Pascoe.) Parallel Verses KJV: I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.WEB: I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me. |
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