Verse 3

Let my voice come before you, and give me an answer, O Lord my God; let your light be shining on me, so that the sleep of death may not overtake me;

Referenced Verses

  • Ezra 9:8 : 8 And now for a little time grace has come to us from the Lord our God, to let a small band of us get free and to give us a nail in his holy place, so that our God may give light to our eyes and a measure of new life in our prison chains.
  • Jer 51:39 : 39 When they are heated, I will make a feast for them, and overcome them with wine, so that they may become unconscious, sleeping an eternal sleep without awaking, says the Lord.
  • Ps 5:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker on wind instruments. A Psalm. Of David.> Give ear to my words, O Lord; give thought to my heart-searchings.
  • 1 Sam 14:27 : 27 But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright.
  • 1 Sam 14:29 : 29 Then Jonathan said, My father has made trouble come on the land: now see how bright my eyes have become because I have taken a little of this honey.
  • Ps 18:28 : 28 You, O Lord, will be my light; by you, my God, the dark will be made bright for me.
  • Ps 119:153 : 153 <RESH> O see my trouble, and be my saviour; for I keep your law in my mind,
  • Ps 25:19 : 19 See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.
  • Ps 31:7 : 7 I will be glad and have delight in your mercy; because you have seen my trouble; you have had pity on my soul in its sorrows;
  • Ps 9:13 : 13 Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;
  • Jer 51:57 : 57 And I will make her chiefs and her wise men, her rulers and her captains and her men of war, overcome with wine; their sleep will be an eternal sleep without awaking, says the King; the Lord of armies is his name.
  • Lam 5:1 : 1 Keep in mind, O Lord, what has come to us: take note and see our shame.
  • Luke 2:32 : 32 A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.