A ship named Zamzam was torpedoed. Passengers were forced to leap into the sea, were picked up by an armed freighter and were placed in the hold of the ship.
The next morning they asked each other, "Were you nervous?" "Were you cold?" "Were you afraid?" "Could you sleep?"
An elderly missionary answered, in substance: "The floor was terribly hard. But the Lord reminded me of His word in the 121st Psalm, 'He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.' So I said, 'Lord, there really isn't any use for both of us to stay awake tonight. If Thou art going to keep watch, I'll thank Thee for some sleep.' And, said he, 'I got it.' "