Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 66:11
11Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
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
9Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. 10For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 12Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a place of abundance. 13I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
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הֲבֵאתָ֥נוּ בַמְּצוּדָ֑ה שַׂ֖מְתָּ מוּעָקָ֣ה בְמָתְנֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 66:11
- Job 19:6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
- Lamentations 1:13From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
- Lamentations 3:2He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
- Hosea 7:12When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
- Deuteronomy 33:11Bless, Yhwh, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not 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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