⁸ I will take my rest on my bed in peace, because you only, Lord, keep me safe.

⁵ I took my rest in sleep, and then again I was awake; for the Lord was my support.

¹⁸ So keep my rules and my decisions and do them, and you will be safe in your land.

¹⁹ And the land will give her fruit, and you will have food in full measure and be safe in the land.

¹⁰ But when you have gone over Jordan and are living in the land which the Lord your God is giving you as your heritage, and when he has given you rest from all those on every side who are fighting against you, and you are living there safely;

⁵ And the crushing of the grain will overtake the cutting of the grapes, and the cutting of the grapes will overtake the planting of the seed, and there will be bread in full measure, and you will be living in your land safely.

²⁴ When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.

⁸ I have put the Lord before me at all times; because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved.

⁹ Because of this my heart is glad, and my glory is full of joy: while my flesh takes its rest in hope.

¹³ And a voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Put in writing, There is a blessing on the dead who from now on come to their end in the Lord: yes, says the Spirit, that they may have rest from their troubles; for their works go with them.

³⁵ Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword?

³⁶ As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction.

³⁷ But we are able to overcome all these things and more through his love.

³⁸ For I am certain that not death, or life, or angels, or rulers, or things present, or things to come, or powers,

³⁹ Or things on high, or things under the earth, or anything which is made, will be able to come between us and the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹⁸ And in that day I will make an agreement for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven and the things which go low on the earth; I will put an end to the bow and the sword and war in all the land, and will make them take their rest in peace.

²⁵ And I will make with them an agreement of peace, and will put an end to evil beasts through all the land: and they will be living safely in the waste land, sleeping in the woods.

¹⁸ And you will be safe because there is hope; after looking round, you will take your rest in quiet;

¹⁹ Sleeping with no fear of danger; and men will be desiring to have grace in your eyes;

²⁷ The God of your fathers is your safe resting-place, and under you are his eternal arms: driving out the forces of your haters from before you, he said, Let destruction overtake them.

²⁸ And Israel is living in peace, the fountain of Jacob by himself, in a land of grain and wine, with dew dropping from the heavens.

²⁹ Happy are you, O Israel: who is like you, a people whose saviour is the Lord, whose help is your cover, whose sword is your strength! All those who are against you will put themselves under your rule, and your feet will be planted on their high places.

¹⁰ Who was put to death for us, so that, awake or sleeping, we may have a part in his life.

¹³ But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.

¹⁴ For if we have faith that Jesus underwent death and came back again, even so those who are sleeping will come again with him by God's power.