Psalms 66:10

Psalms 66:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver.

Context of Psalms 66:10

8Praise our God, all peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard; 9he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping. For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver. 11You brought us into prison and laid burdens on our backs. 12You let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance.

Psalms 66:10 word by word

כִּֽי־בְחַנְתָּ֥נוּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים צְ֝רַפְתָּ֗נוּ כִּצְרָף־כָּֽסֶף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thou, O Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• hast provedבָּחַןbâchan · to testH974
• us: thou hast triedצָרַףtsâraph · to refineH6884
• us, as silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701

Cross-references for Psalms 66:10

• Psalms 17:3Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed.
• Deuteronomy 8:2Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.
• Deuteronomy 13:3you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. The Lord your God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.
• Proverbs 17:3The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.
• Isaiah 48:10See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
• Zechariah 13:9This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”
• 1 Peter 1:6In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.

Commentaries on Psalms 66:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10For thou, O God, hast proved us - This is a metaphor taken from melting and refining metals; afflictions and trials of various kinds are represented as a furnace where ore is melted, and a crucible where it is refined. And this metaphor is used especially to represent cases where there is doubt concerning the purity of the metal, the quantity of alloy, or even the nature or kind of metal subjected to the trial. So God is said to try the Israelites that he…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For thou, O God, hast proved us - That is, Thou hast tried us; thou hast tested the reality of our attachment to thee, as silver is tried by the application of fire. God had proved or tried them by bringing calamity upon them to test the reality of their allegiance to him. The nature of the proof or trial is referred to in the following verses. Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried - That is, by being subjected to appropriate tests to ascertain its real…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. 10For You, O God, have tested us: Like a silversmith heats silver to remove impurities, God's discipline removes sin from his people (see Psalm 12:6).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

Topics related to Psalms 66:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Psalms
• Temptation
• Affliction
• Providence
• Psalms, Book of
• Refiner; Refining
• Salvation
• Silver

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