God’s Word Translation
Psalms 66:9
9He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall.
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 with his might. His eyes watch the nations. Rebels will not be able to oppose him. Selah 8Thank our God, you nations. Make the sound of his praise heard. He 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. 11You have trapped us in a net. You have laid 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 prosperous people on earth will eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust will kneel in front of him, even those who are barely alive.
- 1 Samuel 25:29Even though someone pursued you and sought your life, your life is wrapped in the bundle of life which comes from the Lord your God. But he will dispose of the lives of your enemies like stones thrown from a sling.
- Acts 17:28Certainly, we live, move, and exist because of him. As some of your poets have said, ‘We are God’s children.’
- Colossians 3:3You have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
- Psalms 37:23A person’s steps are directed by the Lord, and the Lord delights in his way.
- Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my savior—my stronghold. I cannot be severely shaken.
- Psalms 94:18When I said, “My feet are slipping,” your mercy, O Lord, continued to hold me up.
- Psalms 112:6He will never fail. A righteous person will always be remembered.
- Psalms 121:3He will not let you fall. Your guardian will not fall asleep.
- Psalms 125:3A wicked ruler will not be allowed to govern the land set aside for righteous people. That is why righteous people do not use their power to do wrong.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He safeguards the steps of his faithful ones, but wicked people are silenced in darkness because humans cannot succeed by their 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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