Psalms 66:10
For thou hast proved us, O God: thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
In Context
9Who hath appointed our soul to life, and hath not suffered our foot to slip.
11Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast placed fetters upon our loins.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:16Who hath fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not; in order to afflict thee, and in order to prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
Job 23:10But he knoweth the way that I take: were he to probe me, I should come forth as gold.
Proverbs 17:3The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the Lord probeth the hearts.
Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have refined thee, though not into silver: I have approved thee in the crucible of affliction.
Malachi 3:3And he will sit as a melter and purifier of silver; and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering 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 →