This is a summary of a sermon I preached recently from Psalm 4, which I titled “How to Sleep in Distress.” Every Christian at some point or other, whether due to their faith, or simply due to the sins of others, has suffered at the hands of distressing and unjust slander and ill-treatment. We even lose sleep over it.

But in psalm 4, King David teaches us that we don’t have to!

While David knew his share of deceptive, worthless and unjust treatment by others, by God’s grace he was able to maintain a proper perspective of the situation. As a result, he could lie down and rest peacefully at night (Psa. 4:8). Psalm 4 explains how he was able to do it.

Read on to find out how you too can sleep deeply during your distress.