God’s Word Translation
Psalms 66:11
11You have trapped us in a net. You have laid burdens on our backs.
Psalms 66:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
- New International Version (NIV)You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
- New King James Version (NKJV)You brought us into the net; You laid affliction on our backs.
Context of Psalms 66:11
9He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall. 10You have tested us, O God. You have refined us in the same way silver is refined. You have trapped us in a net. You have laid burdens on our backs. 12You let people ride over our heads. We went through fire and water, but then you brought us out and refreshed us. 13I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will keep my vows to you,
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הֲבֵאתָ֥נוּ בַמְּצוּדָ֑ה שַׂ֖מְתָּ מוּעָקָ֣ה בְמָתְנֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 66:11
- Job 19:6then I want you to know that God has wronged me and surrounded me with his net.
- Lamentations 1:13He sent fire from above. He made it go deep into my bones. He spread a net for my feet. He made me turn back. He has left me devastated. He has made me sick all day long.
- Lamentations 3:2God has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
- Hosea 7:12When you go, I will spread my net over you. I will snatch you out of the air like a bird. I will punish you for all the evil things you have done.
- Matthew 6:13Don’t allow us to be tempted. Instead, rescue us from the evil one.
- Deuteronomy 33:11Lord, bless them with strength and be pleased with the work they do. Break the backs of those who attack them and hate them so that they can never get up again.”
Commentaries on Psalms 66:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Thou broughtest us into the net - This refers well to the case of the Israelites, when, in their departure from Egypt, pursued by the Egyptians, having the Red Sea before them, and no method of escape, Pharaoh said, "The wilderness hath shut them in, - they are entangled;" comparing their state to that of a wild beast in a net. Affliction upon our loins - Perhaps this alludes to that sharp pain in the back and loins which is generally felt on the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Thou broughtest us into the net - That is, Thou hast suffered or permitted us to be brought into the net; thou hast suffered us to be taken captive, as beasts are caught in a snare. See the notes at Psalm 9:15. The allusion here is to the efforts made by their enemies to take them, as hunters lay gins, or spread nets, to capture wild beasts. The idea here is, that those enemies had been successful; God had suffered them to fall into their hands. If we…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. 11God decrees and permits the many trying circumstances his people experience.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. Out of severe trials, God had brought them to safety (compare Is 48:10; 1Pe 1:7).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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