Psalms 66:10
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us by fire, as silver is tried.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
In Context
9Who hath set my soul to live: and hath not suffered my feet to be moved:
11Thou hast brought us into a net, thou hast laid afflictions on our back:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:16And fed thee in the wilderness with manna which thy fathers knew not. And after he had afflicted and proved thee, at the last he had mercy on thee,
Job 23:10But he knoweth my way, and has tried me as gold that passeth through the fire:
Proverbs 17:3As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord trieth the hearts.
Isaiah 48:10Behold I have refined thee, but not as silver, I have chosen thee in the furnace of poverty.
Malachi 3:3And he shall sit refining and cleansing the silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and shall refine them as gold, and as silver, and they shall offer sacrifices to the Lord in justice.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 66:9-13
The Saints Exhorted to Praise God. 8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: 9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. 10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 11 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. In these verses the psalmist calls upon God's… Read the whole commentary →