Psalms

Psalm 4:8

8I will lie down and sleep in peace,

for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I willיַחְדָּו֮yaḥ·dāwAdverbH3162 unitedness
lie downאֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה’eš·kə·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH7901 lie down
and sleepוְאִ֫ישָׁ֥ןwə·’î·šānConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singularH3462 sleep
in peaceבְּשָׁל֣וֹםbə·šā·lō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Youאַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
aloneלְבָדָ֑דlə·ḇā·ḏāḏPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH910 isolation, separation
O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
make me dwellתּוֹשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃tō·wō·šî·ḇê·nîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
in safetyלָ֝בֶ֗טַחlā·ḇe·ṭaḥPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH983 security

Cross-references

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Proverbs 3:24 · Psalm 3:5 · Job 11:18–19 · Psalm 16:8–9 · 1 Thessalonians 5:10 · Deuteronomy 12:10 · Leviticus 25:18–19 · Revelation 14:13 · Hosea 2:18 · Leviticus 26:5 · 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14 · Romans 8:35–39

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.