Psalms 66:10
For you, God, have tested us.You have refined us, as silver is refined.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
In Context
9who preserves our life among the living,and doesn't allow our feet to be moved.
11You brought us into prison.You laid a burden on our backs.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:16who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know; that he might humble you, and that he might prove you, to do you good at your latter end:
Job 23:10But he knows the way that I take.When he has tried me, I shall come forth like gold.
Proverbs 17:3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold,but the Lord tests the hearts.
Isaiah 48:10Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
Malachi 3:3and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer to 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 →