In peaceI will bothliedownand sleep,For You alone,O LORD,make me to dwellin safety.
You will makeknownto me the pathof life;In Your presenceis fullnessof joy;In Your righthandthere are pleasuresforever.
I laydownand slept;I awoke,for the LORDsustainsme.
Whenyou liedown,you will not be afraid;When you liedown,your sleepwill be sweet.
The peoplewho walkin darknessWill seea greatlight;Those who livein a darkland,The lightwill shineon them.
"I will makea covenantof peacewith them and eliminateharmfulbeastsfrom the landso that they may livesecurelyin the wildernessand sleepin the woods.
"In that dayI will also makea covenantfor them With the beastsof the field,The birdsof the skyAnd the creepingthingsof the ground.And I will abolishthe bow,the swordand warfrom the land,And will make them liedownin safety.
Indeed, your threshingwill lastfor you untilgrapegathering,and grapegatheringwill lastuntilsowingtime.You will thus eatyour foodto the fulland livesecurelyin your land.
"When you crossthe Jordanand livein the landwhichthe LORDyour Godis giving you to inherit,and He givesyou restfrom allyour enemiesaround[you] so that you livein security,
who diedfor us, sothat whetherwe are awakeorasleep,we will livetogetherwith Him.
And I hearda voicefrom heaven,saying,"Write,Blessedare the deadwho diein the Lordfrom nowon!'" "Yes,"saysthe Spirit,"sothat they may restfrom their labors,for their deedsfollowwith them."
