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Psalms 66:9
9He keeps us alive and does not allow our feet to slip.
Psalms 66:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
- New International Version (NIV)he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who keeps our soul among the living, And does not allow our feet to be moved.
Context of Psalms 66:9
7He rules forever by his might; he keeps his eye on the nations. The rebellious should not exalt themselves.Selah 8Bless our God, you peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard. He keeps us alive and does not allow our feet to slip. 10For you, God, tested us; you refined us as silver is refined. 11You lured us into a trap; you placed burdens on our backs.
Read all of Psalms 66Psalms 66:9 word by word
הַשָּׂ֣ם נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ בַּֽחַיִּ֑ים וְלֹֽא־נָתַ֖ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֵֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 66:9
- Psalms 22:29All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down; all those who go down to the dust will kneel before him — even the one who cannot preserve his life.
- 1 Samuel 25:29“Someone is pursuing you and intends to take your life. My lord’s life is tucked safely in the place where the Lord your God protects the living, but he is flinging away your enemies’ lives like stones from a sling.
- Acts 17:28For in him we live and move and have our being, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’
- Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
- Psalms 37:23A person’s steps are established by the Lord, and he takes pleasure in his way.
- Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken.
- Psalms 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” your faithful love will support me, Lord.
- Psalms 112:6He will never be shaken. The righteous one will be remembered forever.
- Psalms 121:3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- Psalms 125:3The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of his faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness, for a person does not prevail by his own strength.
Commentaries on Psalms 66:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Which holdeth our soul in life - Literally, "he who placeth our soul בחיים bachaiyim, in lives." We are preserved alive, have health of body, and feel the life of God in our hearts. And suffereth not her feet to be moved - Keeps us steadfast in his testimonies. We have our life, our liberty, and our religion. O, what hath the Lord wrought for us! "Make, therefore, the voice of his praise to be heard." Let God and man know you are thankful.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Which holdeth our soul in life - Margin, as in Hebrew, putteth. That is, He has put (or placed) us in a state of safety. The word rendered “in life” means literally “among the living.” The word soul here is equivalent to us - ourselves; and the idea is, that he keeps us among the living. What is here said of this special deliverance is true of all people at all times, that they owe the fact that they are among the living to the care of God; or, it is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 The Lord not only preserves our temporal life, but maintains the spiritual life which he has given to believers. By afflictions we are proved, as silver in the fire. The troubles of the church will certainly end well. Through various conflicts and troubles, the slave of Satan escapes from his yoke, and obtains joy and peace in believing: through much tribulation the believer must enter into the kingdom of God.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9God guides his people into wisdom and away from foolishness (Psalms 17:5; 37:31; 121:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. Here is, perhaps, cited a case of recent deliverance.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 66
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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