Psalms 66:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.”
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“You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Thou hast caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And Thou bringest us out to a watered place.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 66:12 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 15:17So the king set out with all the people following him. He stopped at the last house,
- Job 5:19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
- Job 36:16Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
- Psalms 33:19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
- Psalms 40:2He 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.
- Psalms 107:35He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
- Psalms 129:1Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth— let Israel now declare—
- Isaiah 35:6Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
- Isaiah 43:1Now 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!
- Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
- Isaiah 51:23I 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.”
- Daniel 3:26Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the blazing fiery furnace and called out, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire,
- Luke 16:25But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
- Acts 14:22strengthening 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.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:3so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
- James 5:11See 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.
- Revelation 7:14“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.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).