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Psalm 3:5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 3 · verse 5
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.Psalm 3:5 · King James Version
Psalm 3:5 in context
3But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
4I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
6I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
7Arise, 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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- awakedqûwtsto awakeH6974 →
- sleptyâshênproperly, to be slack or languidH3462 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-8