Psalms 66:9
Who hath appointed our soul to life, and hath not suffered our foot to slip.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
In Context
8Bless, O ye people, our God, and cause the voice of his praise to be heard:
10For thou hast proved us, O God: thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He ever guardeth the feet of his pious ones, and the wicked shall be made silent in darkness; for not by strength can man prevail.
Psalms 22:29(22:30) All they that eat the fat of the earth shall bow themselves down; before him shall bend the knee all that are going down into the dust; for none can keep alive his own soul.
Psalms 55:23(55:24) But thou, O God, thou wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: let not the men of blood and deceit live out half their days; but I will indeed trust in thee.
Psalms 62:6(62:7) Only he is my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defence: I shall not be moved.
Psalms 112:6Surely unto eternity shall he not be moved: in everlasting remembrance shall the righteous be held.
Psalms 125:3For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous: in order that the righteous may not stretch forth their hands unto wrong-doing.
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 →