Sleep is a gift from God. I don't have to earn it.

A Bible affirmation for restless nights, rooted in Psalm 127:2.

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

Psalm 127:2 · BSB

Reflection

This psalm calls it vain to rise early and stay up late in anxious toil, because God gives sleep to those He loves. Late-night striving isn't extra faithfulness. Sometimes going to bed is.

A prayer

God, free me from proving my worth through exhaustion. Help me accept sleep as Your gift.

More verses for restless nights

I can lie down and sleep in peace. God keeps watch. Psalm 4:8 Jesus offers me rest, even with an unfinished to-do list. Matthew 11:28 Tonight I can rest without fear. Proverbs 3:24 God leads me to rest when I'm too tired to find it myself. Psalm 23:2 As I fall asleep, I'll let my thoughts rest on God. Isaiah 26:3 I lie down and sleep, and I wake again, because God sustains me. Psalm 3:5 I don't have to fear the terrors of the night. Psalm 91:5-6 At night, God's song is with me. Psalm 42:8 Jesus sleeps through storms, and He can calm mine. Mark 4:38-39 The night belongs to God too. Psalm 74:16 Even at night, God counsels me and keeps me steady. Psalm 16:7-8

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