Psalms 66:10
For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
In Context
9Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.
11Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on our loins.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:16who is causing thee to eat manna in the wilderness, which thy fathers have not known, in order to humble thee, and in order to try thee, to do thee good in thy latter end),
Job 23:10For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried me — as gold I go forth.
Proverbs 17:3A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts [is] Jehovah.
Isaiah 48:10Lo, I have refined thee, and not with silver, I have chosen thee in a furnace of affliction.
Malachi 3:3And he hath sat, a refiner and purifier of silver, And he hath purified the sons of Levi, And hath refined them as gold and as silver, And they have been to Jehovah bringing nigh a present 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 →