Psalms
Psalm 66:10–12
10For You, O God, have tested us;
You have refined us like silver.
11You led us into the net;
You laid burdens on our backs.
12You let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water,
but You brought us into abundance.
Word by word
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Psalm 66:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| You | אֱלֹהִ֑ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| O God | אֱלֹהִ֑ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| have tested us | בְחַנְתָּ֥נוּ | ḇə·ḥan·tā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H974 examine, try |
| You have refined us | צְ֝רַפְתָּ֗נוּ | ṣə·rap̄·tā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H6884 smelt, refine, test |
| like silver | כָּֽסֶף׃ | kā·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
Psalm 66:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You led us | הֲבֵאתָ֥נוּ | hă·ḇê·ṯā·nū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| into the net | בַמְּצוּדָ֑ה | ḇam·mə·ṣū·ḏāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4686 net, capture, fastness |
| You laid | שַׂ֖מְתָּ | śam·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| burdens | מוּעָקָ֣ה | mū·‘ā·qāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4157 compression, distress |
| on our backs | בְמָתְנֵֽינוּ׃ | ḇə·mā·ṯə·nê·nū | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine dual construct; first person common plural | H4975 waist, loins |
Psalm 66:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You let men | אֱנ֗וֹשׁ | ’ĕ·nō·wōš | Noun - masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| ride | הִרְכַּ֥בְתָּ | hir·kaḇ·tā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| over our heads | לְרֹ֫אשֵׁ֥נוּ | lə·rō·šê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H7218 head |
| we went | בָּֽאנוּ־ | bā·nū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| through fire | בָאֵ֥שׁ | ḇā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| and water | וּבַמַּ֑יִם | ū·ḇam·ma·yim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| but You brought us | וַ֝תּוֹצִיאֵ֗נוּ | wat·tō·w·ṣî·’ê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H3318 go or come out |
| into abundance | לָֽרְוָיָֽה׃ | lā·rə·wā·yāh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7310 saturation |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 66:10 Isaiah 48:10 · Psalm 17:3 · 1 Peter 1:6–7 · Proverbs 17:3 · Job 23:10 · Zechariah 13:9 · Deuteronomy 13:3 · Deuteronomy 8:16 · Deuteronomy 8:2
Psalm 66:11 Lamentations 1:13 · Ezekiel 12:13 · Hosea 7:12 · Job 19:6
Psalm 66:12 Isaiah 43:1–2 · Isaiah 51:23 · James 5:11 · Psalm 40:2–3 · Revelation 7:14–17 · Job 36:16 · 1 Thessalonians 3:3–4 · Acts 14:22 · Psalm 107:35–37 · Isaiah 35:6–7 · Psalm 33:19 · Psalm 129:1–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.