Psalm 66:9
New International Version
he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.

New Living Translation
Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.

English Standard Version
who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip.

Berean Standard Bible
He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

King James Bible
Which 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 American Standard Bible
Who keeps us in life, And does not allow our feet to slip.

NASB 1995
Who keeps us in life And does not allow our feet to slip.

NASB 1977
Who keeps us in life, And does not allow our feet to slip.

Legacy Standard Bible
Who establishes us among the living And does not allow our feet to stumble.

Amplified Bible
Who keeps us among the living, And does not allow our feet to slip or stumble.

Christian Standard Bible
He keeps us alive and does not allow our feet to slip.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He keeps us alive and does not allow our feet to slip.

American Standard Version
Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Contemporary English Version
God protects us from death and keeps us steady.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall.

Good News Translation
He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall.

International Standard Version
He gives us life and does not permit our feet to slip.

Majority Standard Bible
He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

NET Bible
He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.

New Heart English Bible
who preserves our life among the living, and doesn't allow our feet to be moved.

Webster's Bible Translation
Who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

World English Bible
who preserves our life among the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Who has placed our soul in life, "" And has not permitted our feet to be moved.

Young's Literal Translation
Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.

Smith's Literal Translation
He set our soul in life, and he gave not our feet to waver.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who hath set my soul to live: and hath not suffered my feet to be moved:

Catholic Public Domain Version
He has set my soul toward life, and he has granted that my feet may not be shaken.

New American Bible
Who has kept us alive and not allowed our feet to slip.

New Revised Standard Version
who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Who holds our soul in life, and suffers not our feet to be moved.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Who sets our soul in life and does not give our feet unto shaking!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Who hath set our soul in life, And suffered not our foot to be moved,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
who quickens my soul in life, and does not suffer my feet to be moved.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Make a Joyful Noise
8Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard. 9He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping. 10For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.…

Cross References
Acts 17:28
‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’

Job 12:10
The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.

Isaiah 46:4
Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.

Deuteronomy 32:39
See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

Daniel 5:23
Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.

Colossians 1:17
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Hebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Nehemiah 9:6
You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.

John 1:3-4
Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. / In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

Matthew 10:29-31
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Isaiah 42:5
This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:

Psalm 104:29-30
When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust. / When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

1 Timothy 6:13
I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:

Genesis 2:7
Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Ezekiel 37:5-6
This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life. / I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”


Treasury of Scripture

Which holds our soul in life, and suffers not our feet to be moved.

holdeth [heb.

Psalm 22:29
All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

1 Samuel 25:29
Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

Acts 17:28
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

suffereth

Psalm 37:23,24
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way…

Psalm 62:2,6
He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved…

Psalm 94:18
When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

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Psalm 66
1. David exhorts to praise God
5. observe his great works
8. to bless him for his gracious benefits
12. He vows for himself reverent service to God
16. He declares God's special goodness to himself














who preserves our lives
This phrase emphasizes God's active role in sustaining and maintaining the existence of His people. The Hebrew root for "preserves" is "שָׁמַר" (shamar), which means to keep, guard, or watch over. This conveys a sense of divine protection and care, suggesting that God is not distant but intimately involved in the lives of His followers. Historically, this reflects the Israelites' understanding of God as their protector, who delivered them from slavery in Egypt and guided them through the wilderness. In a broader scriptural context, this preservation is not just physical but also spiritual, as God guards the souls of the faithful, ensuring their ultimate salvation.

and keeps our feet from slipping
The imagery of "keeps our feet from slipping" suggests stability and security provided by God. The Hebrew word "מוֹט" (mot) means to totter, shake, or slip, often used metaphorically to describe instability or falling into sin or danger. In ancient times, walking on rocky or uneven terrain was common, and slipping could lead to injury or death. Thus, this phrase reassures believers of God's guidance and support, preventing them from falling into spiritual peril. Scripturally, this aligns with the broader biblical theme of God as a firm foundation, as seen in passages like Psalm 18:2, where God is described as a rock and fortress. This assurance encourages believers to trust in God's steadfastness amidst life's uncertainties.

(9) Which holdeth . . .--The LXX. literally, which putteth our soul into life, i.e., keeps us alive, as the parallelism shows.

Verse 9. - Which holdeth our soul in life; rather, which setteth (or, hath set) our soul in life - implying a previous condition of great danger. And suffereth not our feet to be moved. In allusion, perhaps, to a threatened captivity.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He preserves
הַשָּׂ֣ם (haś·śām)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

our
נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ (nap̄·šê·nū)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

lives
בַּֽחַיִּ֑ים (ba·ḥay·yîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

and keeps
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

our feet
רַגְלֵֽנוּ׃ (raḡ·lê·nū)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

from slipping.
לַמּ֣וֹט (lam·mō·wṭ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4132: A wavering, fall, a pole, a yoke


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