Psalms 3:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 3:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 3:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 3:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for Yahweh sustains me.”

Psalms 3:5 — World English Bible

Psalms 3:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.”

Psalms 3:5 — American Standard Version

Psalms 3:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I--I have lain down, and I sleep, I have waked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.”

Psalms 3:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 3:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Jehovah sustaineth me. ”

Psalms 3:5 — Darby Translation

Psalms 3:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I layed me downe and slept, and rose vp againe: for the Lord susteined me.”

Psalms 3:5 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 3:5 in Context — Psalms 3

3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

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

6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.

7 Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Read the full chapter: Psalms 3 — For God So Loved the World — John 3:16 →

What Does Psalms 3:5 Mean?

Psalms 3:5 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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