Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.
It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.
If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted;
The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him;
let him put his mouth in the dust— there may yet be hope;