Bible Verses for Sleep

Verses to quiet a racing mind and rest in God’s peace as you fall asleep.

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

  • Proverbs 3:24

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

  • Psalm 127:2

    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.

  • Psalm 3:5

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

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

  • Psalm 63:6

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

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

  • Psalm 121:3-4

    He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

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