Psalms for Peaceful Sleep – I can remember clearly few years back when I will lie down on bed to sleep, but will end up being awake for long hours in the night. I will find myself deeply immersed with so many thoughts that will result to my having so many sleepless nights. At times, I will get tired and start begging my eyes to close to sleep, but all my efforts will be fruitless. I thought that I had a form of sleep disorder without knowing that I was the cause of my problems. I don’t let go of the day’s activities and shortcomings, but instead, I carried them over to my bed. At times, I wondered also about the type of dream that I would have when I eventually start sleeping, the thought of even one scary dream that I had long time ago can keep me awake for hours. To be frank with you then, I enjoyed my daytime more than my nighttime because of how unpleasant it usually was. One day, I was reading my Bible and I read some verses in the Book of Psalms that really gave me a great relief.
God has promised to always be with us at all times, he has promised us great rest and safety. When we worry about the things that we should have left for him, we are only punishing ourselves. When you want to go to bed in the night, surrender all to him. 1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” Ask him to come and take charge of you, your thought and also your dreams, he will surely grant you a peaceful sleep and a sweet night rest. Always run to his words for safety and comfort.
Best Psalms for a Peaceful Sleep
Psalm 121:5-8 “The Lord watches over you – the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm – he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”
Psalm 4:8 “I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell safety.”
Psalm 91:5-7 “You will not fear the terror of night, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.”
Psalm 63:6 On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.”
Psalm 31:3-5 “Since you are my rock and fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me, for you are my refuge. Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth.”
Psalm 3:4-6 “To the Lord I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me. I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me in every side.”
Psalm 23:1-4 “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quite waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk, through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me, your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
Psalm 42:8 “By the day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me – a prayer to the God of my life.”
Psalm 91:9-12 ” If you make the Most High your dwelling – even the Lord, who is my refuge – then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you, to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands so that you will not strike you feet against a stone.”
Psalm 55:16-18 “But I call to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice. He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me even though many oppose me.”
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