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Psalms 66:9
9he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.
Psalms 66:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.
Context of Psalms 66:9
7He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations— let not the rebellious rise up against him. 8Praise our God, all peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard; he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping. 10For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver. 11You brought us into prison and 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
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Cross-references for Psalms 66:9
- Psalms 22:29All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him— those who cannot keep themselves alive.
- 1 Samuel 25:29Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life, the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl away as from the pocket of a sling.
- Acts 17:28‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’
- Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
- Psalms 37:23The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;
- Psalms 62:2Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
- Psalms 94:18When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
- Psalms 112:6Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever.
- Psalms 121:3He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;
- Psalms 125:3The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. “It is not by strength that one prevails;
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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