Bible verses for sleep

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 4:8 · BSB

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. KJV

I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.

Psalm 3:5 · BSB

I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. KJV

When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.

Proverbs 3:24 · BSB

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. KJV

In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.

Psalm 127:2 · BSB

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. KJV

He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.

Psalm 121:3 · BSB

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. KJV

Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

Psalm 121:4 · BSB

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. KJV

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28 · BSB

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. KJV

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 91:1 · BSB

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. KJV

I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Psalm 91:2 · BSB

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. KJV

He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.

Psalm 91:4 · BSB

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. KJV

You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

Psalm 91:5 · BSB

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; KJV

I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.

Psalm 16:7 · BSB

I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. KJV

I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Psalm 16:8 · BSB

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. KJV

When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.

Psalm 63:6 · BSB

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. KJV

For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.

Psalm 63:7 · BSB

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. KJV

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—

Psalm 139:11 · BSB

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. KJV

even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

Psalm 139:12 · BSB

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. KJV

You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.

Isaiah 26:3 · BSB

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. KJV

“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”

Psalm 46:10 · BSB

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. KJV

He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.

Psalm 23:2 · BSB

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. KJV

He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.

Psalm 23:3 · BSB

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. KJV

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

John 14:27 · BSB

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. KJV

The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.

Psalm 42:8 · BSB

Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. KJV

At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:

Psalm 77:6 · BSB

I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search. KJV

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:7 · BSB

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. KJV

Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.

Lamentations 3:22 · BSB

It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. KJV

They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

Lamentations 3:23 · BSB

They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. KJV

For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 30:5 · BSB

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. KJV

Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

1 Peter 5:7 · BSB

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. KJV

‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;

Numbers 6:24 · BSB

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: KJV

may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;

Numbers 6:25 · BSB

The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: KJV

may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’

Numbers 6:26 · BSB

The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. KJV