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King James Version

Psalms 66:9

Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   Faith;   Thankfulness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Immovable, Saints;   Saints;   Security;   Security-Insecurity;   The Topic Concordance - God;   Life;   Stumbling/slipping;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Feet, the;   Life, Natural;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Foot;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Temptation, Test;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Foot;   Life;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Psalms the book of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Feet;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He keeps us aliveand does not allow our feet to slip.
Hebrew Names Version
Who preserves our life among the living, And doesn't allow our feet to be moved.
English Standard Version
who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip.
New Century Version
He protects our lives and does not let us be defeated.
New English Translation
He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.
Amplified Bible
Who keeps us among the living, And does not allow our feet to slip or stumble.
New American Standard Bible
Who keeps us in life, And does not allow our feet to slip.
World English Bible
Who preserves our life among the living, And doesn't allow our feet to be moved.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Which holdeth our soules in life, and suffereth not our feete to slippe.
Legacy Standard Bible
Who establishes us among the livingAnd does not allow our feet to stumble.
Berean Standard Bible
He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
Contemporary English Version
God protects us from death and keeps us steady.
Complete Jewish Bible
He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from stumbling.
Darby Translation
Who hath set our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
Easy-to-Read Version
He continues to give us life, and he keeps us from falling.
George Lamsa Translation
Who holds our soul in life, and suffers not our feet to be moved.
Good News Translation
He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall.
Lexham English Bible
the one who has kept our soul among the living, and has not allowed our foot to slip.
Literal Translation
Who holds our soul in life and does not allow our foot to slide.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For thou (o God) hast proued vs, thou hast tried vs like as syluer is tried.
American Standard Version
Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.
Bible in Basic English
Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Who hath set our soul in life, and suffered not our foot to be moved,
King James Version (1611)
Which holdeth our soule in life, and suffereth not our feete to be moued.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Who preserueth our soule in life: and suffereth not our feete to slip.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
who quickens my soul in life, and does not suffer my feet to be moved.
English Revised Version
Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
That hath set my soule to lijf, and yaf not my feet in to stiryng.
Update Bible Version
Who holds our soul in life, And does not allow our feet to be moved.
Webster's Bible Translation
Who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
New King James Version
Who keeps our soul among the living, And does not allow our feet to be moved.
New Living Translation
Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.
New Life Bible
He keeps us alive, and does not let our feet go out from under us.
New Revised Standard
who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Who hath set our soul among the living, And hath not suffered, our foot, to slip.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(65-9) Who hath set my soul to live: and hath not suffered my feet to be moved:
Revised Standard Version
who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip.
Young's Literal Translation
Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Who keeps us in life And does not allow our feet to slip.

Contextual Overview

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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

holdeth: Heb. putteth, Psalms 22:29, 1 Samuel 25:29, Acts 17:28, Colossians 3:3, Colossians 3:4

suffereth: Psalms 37:23, Psalms 37:24, Psalms 62:2, Psalms 62:6, Psalms 94:18, Psalms 112:6, Psalms 121:3, Psalms 125:3, 1 Samuel 2:9

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 6:24 - he might Deuteronomy 30:20 - thy life Psalms 3:5 - the Proverbs 2:8 - and Proverbs 24:12 - that keepeth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Which holdeth our soul in life,.... Or, "putteth our soul in life" b, or "among the living", which is not to be understood of infusing a living soul in man, nor of the preservation of natural life, which is common to all men; but of appointing and ordaining them unto eternal life, as the Targum; and of procuring it for them by Christ; and of implanting a principle of spiritual life in them, by his Spirit and grace; and of the preservation of the principle of life, that it be not lost; and of giving them a right and title to eternal life, and that itself: all which are a sufficient reason, and powerful argument, to bless our God, and praise his name. It follows:

and suffereth not our feet to be moved; that is, not to be greatly moved; or if moved so as to slip and fall, yet not so as to fall finally and totally; see Psalms 55:22.

b השם "qui posuit", V. L. Pagninus, Musculus, Vatablus; "ponene", Montanus; "qui ponit", Gejerus, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Which holdeth our soul in life - Margin, as in Hebrew, putteth. That is, He has put (or placed) us in a state of safety. The word rendered “in life” means literally “among the living.” The word soul here is equivalent to us - ourselves; and the idea is, that he keeps us among the living. What is here said of this special deliverance is true of all people at all times, that they owe the fact that they are among the living to the care of God; or, it is because he puts them among the living, or keeps them alive.

And suffereth not our feet to be moved - That is, from their firm position of safety. The idea is taken from one who is walking, and who is kept from slipping or falling.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 66:9. Which holdeth our soul in life — Literally, "he who placeth our soul בחיים bachaiyim, in lives." We are preserved alive, have health of body, and feel the life of God in our hearts.

And suffereth not her feet to be moved. — Keeps us steadfast in his testimonies. We have our life, our liberty, and our religion. O, what hath the Lord wrought for us! "Make, therefore, the voice of his praise to be heard." Let God and man know you are thankful.


 
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