Psalm 3:5
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שׂוּם
sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
יָשֵׁן
yâshên
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
סָמַךְ
çâmak
to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
Key Terms in This Verse
סָמַךְ çâmak
to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
Study H5564 →יָשֵׁן yâshên
properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate
Study H3462 →שׂוּם sûwm
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Study H7760 →Cross References
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
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.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
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