Tree of Life Version
Psalms 66:11
11You brought us into a net. You laid a burden 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
9Keeping our soul in life, He has not let our foot slip. 10For You have tested us, O God— You have purified us, as silver is refined. You brought us into a net. You laid a burden on our backs. 12You caused men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and water. Yet You brought us out to superabundance. 13With burnt offerings I will come to Your House, fulfilling my vows to You
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הֲבֵאתָ֥נוּ בַמְּצוּדָ֑ה שַׂ֖מְתָּ מוּעָקָ֣ה בְמָתְנֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 66:11
- Job 19:6then know that God has wronged me and encircled me with His net.
- Lamentations 1:13From on high He sent fire into my bones and it overcame them. He spread out a net for my feet; He turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.
- Lamentations 3:2He has driven me and made me walk in darkness and not light.
- Hosea 7:12As they are going, I will spread out My net over them, I will bring them down like a bird from the sky. I will chasten them as in the report that comes to their assembly.
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- Deuteronomy 33:11Adonai, bless his resources, find favor in the work of his hands. Crush the loins of those who rise against him and hate him, so they do not rise 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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