Psalms 66:12
Thou hast caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And Thou bringest us out to a watered place.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
11Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on our loins.
13I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,
Cross References
Job 5:19In six distresses He delivereth thee, And in seven evil striketh not on thee.
Psalms 33:19To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 107:35He maketh a wilderness become a pool of water, And a dry land become fountains of waters.
Isaiah 35:6Then leap as a hart doth the lame, And sing doth the tongue of the dumb, For broken up in a wilderness have been waters, And streams in a desert.
Isaiah 43:2When thou passest into waters, I [am] with thee, And into floods, they do not overflow thee, When thou goest into fire, thou art not burnt, And a flame doth not burn against thee.
Daniel 3:26Then Nebuchadnezzar hath drawn near to the gate of the burning fiery furnace; he hath answered and said, 'Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of God Most High come forth, yea, come;' then come forth do Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, from 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 →