Peaceful Rest

I will both lay me down in peace and sleep; for Thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. Ps. 4:8 I will both lay down and sleep! An act of quiet confidence, of that serene tran­quility of mind and heart that results, when the soul succeeds to unburden itself of all care and anxiety. Or, who knows not from experience how peculiarly oppressing for the care-worn soul is that still hour of the night, when one lays himself down in order to seek peaceful rest in sleep? Full of whispering...