"To sleep the sleep of the righteous"

Posted by ESC on November 30, 2005

In Reply to: "To sleep the sleep of the righteous" posted by Shiphrah on November 30, 2005

: "To sleep the sleep of the righteous"

: Does anyone know where this phrase comes from? It sounds biblical but I can't find it in the Bible (maybe I haven't looked in the right places...).

: All suggestions welcome!

: Shiphrah

I'll have a look see. The expression that I'm familiar with is "the sleep of the just."