Psalm 3:5
“I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 3Meaning
The verse follows answered prayer and precedes renewed courage. Sleep is not denial of the surrounding danger; it is evidence that the threatened person was preserved while unable to guard himself.
Read carefully
The verse recounts David’s experience of sustaining care; it does not condemn people whose bodies remain distressed.
Reflection
Receive rest and waking as gifts rather than achievements, and seek appropriate pastoral or clinical help when insomnia or trauma persists.