Psalms 66:12
Thou didst cause men to ride upon our heads, And we have gone through fire and water: But thou hast brought us to a place of abundance.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
11Thou broughtest us into a snare, And didst lay a heavy burden upon our backs;
13I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings! I will pay thee my vows,—
Cross References
Job 5:19In six troubles will he deliver thee; Yea, in seven shall no evil touch thee.
Psalms 33:19To save them from the power of death, And keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 107:35He turneth the desert into a lake of water, And dry ground into springs of water;
Isaiah 35:6Then shall the lame leap like the hart, And the tongue of the dumb shall sing; For in the wilderness shall waters break forth, And streams in the desert.
Isaiah 43:2When thou passest through waters, I will be with thee; And through rivers, they shall not overflow thee; When thou walkest through fire, thou shalt not be burned, And the flame shall not consume thee.
Daniel 3:26Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the Most High God, come forth! Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came forth out of the midst of the fire.
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 →