Sleep

This is a hymn for the evening. But nighttime, when the din of the day has died down, leaves us in the silence of our own thoughts. Depriving prisoners of sleep is an ancient technique of torture. Certainly, when the lights turn off the clamoring voice of our own fears, guilt, regrets, and worries all come shouting. They aim to torture and give no rest. But David shows us in this Psalm, how to sleep in heavenly peace.