Psalms 66:11
Thou hast brought us into a net, thou hast laid afflictions on our back:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
In Context
10For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us by fire, as silver is tried.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:11Bless, O Lord, his strength, and receive the works of his hands. Strike the backs of his enemies, and let not them that hate him rise.
Lamentations 1:13Mem. From above he hath sent fire into my bones, and hath chastised me: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate, wasted with sorrow all the day long.
Ezekiel 12:13And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my net: and I will bring him into Babylon, into the land of the Chaldeans, and he shall not see it, and there he shall die.
Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.
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 →