You will feel safe because there is hope; you will look around and rest in safety.
Your life will be as bright as the noonday sun, and darkness will seem like morning.
You will lie down, and no one will scare you. Many people will want favors from you.
“I do not have the strength to wait. There is nothing to hope for, so why should I be patient?
“My days go by faster than a weaver’s tool, and they come to an end without hope.
It is no use for you to get up early and stay up late, working for a living. The Lord gives sleep to those he loves.
I can lie down and go to sleep, and I will wake up again, because the Lord gives me strength.
I go to bed and sleep in peace, because, Lord, only you keep me safe.
Why am I so sad? Why am I so upset? I should put my hope in God and keep praising him, my Savior and my God.
The wicked are ruined by their own evil, but those who do right are protected even in death.
God decided to let his people know this rich and glorious secret which he has for all people. This secret is Christ himself, who is in you. He is our only hope for glory.