Psalms 3:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 3:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 3:5 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 3:5 — KJV
“I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.”
— Psalms 3:5 (KJV)
Psalms 3:5 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 3:5
“And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.”
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“And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;”
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“But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.”
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“And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;”
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“And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.”
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