Psalms 66:12
10 For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
11 You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
13 I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
14 the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.
- ASV
- Thou didst cause men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
- DARBY
- Thou didst cause men to ride over our head; we went through fire and through water: but thou hast brought us out into abundance.
- BLB
- You have caused man to ride over our heads; we came into the fire and into the water, and You brought us forth to a watered place.
- ÅB
- Du lot mennesker fare fram over vårt hode; vi kom i ild og i vann. Men du førte oss ut til fornyelse.
- OTB
- Du lot mennesker ri over våre hoder;
Vi gikk gjennom ild og vann.
Likevel førte Du oss ut til et sted med overflod. - B1930
- Du lot mennesker fare frem over vårt hode; vi kom i ild og i vann. Men du førte oss ut til vederkvegelse.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 43:1–2
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
Read in contextIsaiah 51:23
I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”
Read in contextJames 5:11
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
Read in contextPsalms 40:2–3
He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
Read in contextJob 36:16
Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
Read in contextActs 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 3:3–4
so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
Read in contextRevelation 7:14–17
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Read in context