Turn to me, and be gracious to me,
for I am isolated and afflicted.
God sets the deserted in families;
He brings out prisoners into prosperity,
but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.
I will both lie down in peace and sleep;
for You, Lord,
make me dwell safely and securely.
He will not let your foot slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
It is in vain for you to rise up early,
to stay up late,
and to eat the bread of hard toil,
for He gives sleep to His beloved.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.
Have you not known?
Have you not heard,
that the everlasting God, the Lord,
the Creator of the ends of the earth,
does not faint, nor is He weary?
His understanding is inscrutable.
He gives power to the faint,
and to those who have no might He increases strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
and the young men shall utterly fall,
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
to the soul who seeks Him.
It is good that a man should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
It is good for a man to 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.