Psalms 66:11

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.

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.

13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
KJV
Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
WEB
You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.
ASV
Thou broughtest us into the net; Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins.
DARBY
Thou broughtest us into a net, thou didst lay a heavy burden upon our loins;
BLB
You have brought us into a net; You have placed pressure on our backs.
ÅB
Du førte oss inn i et garn, du la en trykkende byrde på våre lender.
OTB
Du førte oss inn i garnet;
Du la en tung byrde på oss.
B1930
Du førte oss inn i et garn, du la en trykkende byrde på våre lender.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Lamentations 1:13

    From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.

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  • Ezekiel 12:13

    My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.

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  • Job 19:6

    Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.

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  • Hosea 7:12

    When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

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  • Matthew 6:13

    And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:11

    Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

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  • Lamentations 3:2–66

    He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.

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