SEV Biblia, Chapter 3:5
Yo me acosté, y dormí, y desperté; porque el SEÑOR me sustentaba.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Psalms 3:5
Verse 5. I laid me down and slept ] He who knows that he has God for his Protector may go quietly and confidently to his bed, not fearing the violence of the fire, the edge of the sword, the designs of wicked men, nor the influence of malevolent spirits. I awaked ] Though humanly speaking there was reason to fear I should have been murdered in my bed, as my most confidential servants had been corrupted by my rebellious son; yet God, my shield, protected me. I both slept and awaked; and my life is still whole in me.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 4-8 - Care and grief do us good, when they engage us to pray to God, as in earnest. David had always found God ready to answer his prayers Nothing can fix a gulf between the communications of God's grac towards us, and the working of his grace in us; between his favour an our faith. He had always been very safe under the Divine protection This is applicable to the common mercies of every night, for which we ought to give thanks every morning. Many lie down, and cannot sleep through pain of body, or anguish of mind, or the continual alarms of fear in the night. But it seems here rather to be meant of the calmnes of David's spirit, in the midst of his dangers. The Lord, by his grac and the consolations of his Spirit, made him easy. It is a great mercy when we are in trouble, to have our minds stayed upon God. Behold the Son of David composing himself to his rest upon the cross, that bed of sorrows; commending his Spirit into the Father's hands in ful confidence of a joyful resurrection. Behold this, O Christian: le faith teach thee how to sleep, and how to die; while it assures the that as sleep is a short death, so death is only a longer sleep; the same God watches over thee, in thy bed and in thy grave. David's fait became triumphant. He began the psalm with complaints of the strengt and malice of his enemies; but concludes with rejoicing in the powe and grace of his God, and now sees more with him than against him Salvation belongeth unto the Lord; he has power to save, be the dange ever so great. All that have the Lord for their God, are sure of salvation; for he who is their God, is the God of Salvation __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
אני 589 שׁכבתי 7901 ואישׁנה 3462 הקיצותי 6974 כי 3588 יהוה 3068 יסמכני׃ 5564
