9 Which holdeth [1] our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Other Translations of Psalm 66:9

New International Version

9 he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.

English Standard Version

9 who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip.

The Message

9 Didn't he set us on the road to life? Didn't he keep us out of the ditch?

New King James Version

9 Who keeps our soul among the living, And does not allow our feet to be moved.

New Living Translation

9 Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 66:9

Commentary on Psalm 66:8-12

(Read Psalm 66:8-12)

The Lord not only preserves our temporal life, but maintains the spiritual life which he has given to believers. By afflictions we are proved, as silver in the fire. The troubles of the church will certainly end well. Through various conflicts and troubles, the slave of Satan escapes from his yoke, and obtains joy and peace in believing: through much tribulation the believer must enter into the kingdom of God.