

"The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow…” ( Matthew 6:33-34) “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. I will say to the LORD, ‘My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!’ He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge.” ( Psalm 91:1-2, 4) “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. “…for he gives to his beloved sleep.” ( Psalm 127:2) For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” ( Matthew 11:28-30) Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” ( Isaiah 30:15) “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you…” ( James 4:8) “In peace I will both lie down and sleep for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” ( Psalm 4:8) “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble, therefore we will not fear…Be still, and know that I am God…the Lord Almighty is with us.” ( Psalm 46:1-2, 10-11) “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” ( Psalm 56:3) “The LORD gives strength to his people the LORD blesses his people with peace.” ( Psalm 29:11) And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” ( Philippians 4:6-7) “ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ‘The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” ( Psalm 34:18) Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” ( John 14:27) “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. “When you lie down, you will not be afraid, when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” ( Proverbs 3:24) Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord Himself, is the Rock eternal.” ( Isaiah 26:3-4) “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. “Cast all your anxiety on him because He cares for you.” ( 1 Peter 5:7) The following verses are excerpted from Debbie McDaniel's 21 Bible Verses for Sleep and Rest When Your Soul Needs Peace on. The use of ocean sounds is a viable intervention to foster optimal sleep patterns in postoperative CABG patients after transfer from the ICU.21 Bible Verses For Sleep and Scriptures for a Good Night's Rest There was no difference in the falling asleep scores. There were significant differences in sleep depth, awakening, return to sleep, quality of sleep, and total sleep scores the group receiving ocean sounds reported higher scores, indicating better sleep. Analysis of covariance was used to test the difference between the posttest scores of the groups, with the pretest used as the covariate. The Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire, a visual analog scale, provided self-reported sleep scores on six variables.

No control of environment, except for the elimination of white noise, was done for the control group.
OCEAN SOUNDS TRIAL
To investigate the influence of ocean sounds (white noise) on the night sleep pattern of postoperative coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients after transfer from an intensive care unit.Ī before and after trial with an experimental and a control group was used in this intervention study.Ī large public hospital with primary, secondary, and tertiary care facilities.Ī consecutive sample of 60 first-time CABG patients was systematically assigned to the experimental or the control group.įor the experimental group, the sounds were played on the Marsona Sound Conditioner (Marpac Corporation, Wilmington, NC) for three consecutive nights posttransfer from the ICU.
