Bible Verses About Sleep

I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.

Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.

The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.

The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.

The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.

When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.

Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.

In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.

I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.

You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.

You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.

The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.

The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”

On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?

Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.

For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.

Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: