Psalms 66:10
For Thou, O God, hast tried us; Thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 our soul in life, and suffered not our foot to be moved,
11Thou didst bring us into the hold; Thou didst lay constraint upon our loins.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:16who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that He might afflict thee, and that He might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
Job 23:10For He knoweth the way that I take; when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Proverbs 17:3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.
Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have tried thee in the furnace of affliction.
Malachi 3:3And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver; and there shall be they that shall offer unto the LORD offerings in righteousness.
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 →