Psalms 132:4

New Century Version

or close my eyes, or let myself sleep

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I will not allow my eyes to sleepor my eyelids to slumber

Hebrew Names Version
I will not give sleep to my eyes, Or slumber to my eyelids;

King James Version
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

English Standard Version
I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

New English Translation
I will not allow my eyes to sleep, or my eyelids to slumber,

Amplified Bible
I certainly will not permit my eyes to sleep Nor my eyelids to slumber,

New American Standard Bible
I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids,

World English Bible
I will not give sleep to my eyes, Or slumber to my eyelids;

Geneva Bible (1587)
Nor suffer mine eyes to sleepe, nor mine eye lids to slumber,

Legacy Standard Bible
I will not give sleep to my eyesOr slumber to my eyelids,

Berean Standard Bible
I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

Contemporary English Version
or close my eyelids,

Complete Jewish Bible
I will not allow myself to sleep or even close my eyes,

Darby Translation
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, slumber to mine eyelids,

Easy-to-Read Version
I will not sleep or let my eyes rest,

George Lamsa Translation
Nor will I give sleep to mine eyes or slumber to mine eyelids

Good News Translation
I will not rest or sleep,

Lexham English Bible
I will give no sleep to my eyes, no slumber to my eyelids,

Literal Translation
if I give sleep to my eyes, slumber to my eyelids,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I wil not suffre myne eyes to slepe, ner myne eye lyddes to slober.

American Standard Version
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;

Bible in Basic English
I will not give sleep to my eyes, or rest to my eyeballs,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids;

King James Version (1611)
I will not giue sleepe to mine eyes: or slumber to mine eyelids,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
I wyll not suffer myne eyes to slepe: nor myne eye liddes to slumber.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor slumber to mine eyelids, nor rest to my temples,

English Revised Version
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
I schal not yyue sleep to myn iyen; and napping to myn iye liddis.

Update Bible Version
I will not give sleep to my eyes, Or slumber to my eyelids;

Webster's Bible Translation
I will not give sleep to my eyes, [or] slumber to my eyelids,

New King James Version
I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids,

New Living Translation
I will not let my eyes sleep nor close my eyelids in slumber

New Life Bible
or let sleep come and close my eyes,

New Revised Standard
I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I will not give sleep to mine eyes, nor, to mine eye-lashes, slumber:

Douay-Rheims Bible
(131-4) If I shall give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,

Revised Standard Version
I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

Young's Literal Translation
If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids -- slumber,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids,

Contextual Overview

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A song for going up to worship.

Lord , remember David and all his suffering. ² He made an oath to the Lord , a promise to the Mighty God of Jacob. ³ He said, "I will not go home to my house, or lie down on my bed, ⁴ or close my eyes, or let myself sleep ⁵ until I find a place for the Lord . I want to provide a home for the Mighty God of Jacob." ⁶ We heard about the Ark in Bethlehem. We found it at Kiriath Jearim. ⁷ Let's go to the Lord 's house. Let's worship at his footstool. ⁸ Rise, Lord , and come to your resting place; come with the Ark that shows your strength. ⁹ May your priests do what is right. May your people sing for joy. ¹⁰ For the sake of your servant David, do not reject your appointed king.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

give sleep: Genesis 24:33, Ruth 3:18, Proverbs 6:4

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, [or] slumber to mine eyelids. Not that he never would or did take any sleep till this thing was brought about he had so much at heart; but that he could not and would not suffer himself to sleep comfortably and quietly because of it. Aben Ezra interprets it of sleep at noon; the phrases express his great desire and solicitude to have this affair accomplished, and his eager and diligent pursuit of it; see Proverbs 6:4; of the eager desire of Christ to suffer and die for his people, that they might be brought near to God, and be his dwelling place, see Luke 12:50.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will not give sleep to mine eyes ... - There is no difference here between the words sleep and slumber. The meaning is, that the house of the Lord should be his first care.