English Standard Version
Psalms 66:9
9who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who keeps our soul among the living, And does not allow our feet to be moved.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.
Context of Psalms 66:9
7who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah 8Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. 10For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. 11You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
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הַשָּׂ֣ם נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ בַּֽחַיִּ֑ים וְלֹֽא־נָתַ֖ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֵֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 66:9
- Psalms 22:29All the prosperous of the earth eat and worship; before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive.
- 1 Samuel 25:29If men rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living in the care of the Lord your God. And the lives of your enemies he shall sling out as from the hollow of 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 indeed his offspring.'
- Colossians 3:3For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
- Psalms 37:23The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way;
- Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
- Psalms 94:18When I thought, "My foot slips," your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.
- Psalms 112:6For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever.
- Psalms 121:3He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.
- Psalms 125:3For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong.
- 1 Samuel 2:9"He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, for not by might shall a man prevail.
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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