Psalms 66:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us out to abundance.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    You have caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water, but you brought us out into a wealthy place.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thou didst cause men{H582} to ride{H7392} over our heads;{H7218} We went{H935} through fire{H784} and through water;{H4325} But thou broughtest us out{H3318} into a wealthy{H7310} place.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Thou hast caused men{H582} to ride{H7392}{H8689)} over our heads{H7218}; we went{H935}{H8804)} through fire{H784} and through water{H4325}: but thou broughtest us out{H3318}{H8686)} into a wealthy{H7310} place.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    we wete thorow fyre and water, butt thou hast brought vs out, and refreshed vs.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Thou hast caused men to ryde ouer our heads: we went into fire and into water, but thou broughtest vs out into a welthie place.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thou sufferedst men to ride ouer our heades: we went through fire and water, and yet thou broughtest vs out into a pleasaunt place.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, But you brought us to the place of abundance.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    You let men go driving over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but you took us out into a wide place.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You allowed men to ride over our heads; we passed through fire and water, but you brought us out into a wide open place.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 51:23 : 23 I will put it into the hands of your tormentors, who said to you, 'Bow down so we can walk over you.' You made your back like the ground, like a street for them to walk over.
  • 1 Thess 3:3-4 : 3 So that no one would be unsettled by these troubles. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. 4 For indeed, when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and as you know.
  • Jas 5:11 : 11 See, we consider those who have endured to be blessed. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen the Lord's outcome—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
  • Rev 7:14-17 : 14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.' 15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will spread his shelter over them. 16 They will no longer hunger or thirst, nor will the sun beat down on them, nor any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
  • Job 36:16 : 16 Indeed, He has enticed you out of the jaws of distress into a broad and unconfined place; your table is filled with abundance.
  • Ps 33:19 : 19 To deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive during famine.
  • Ps 40:2-3 : 2 I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my cry for help. 3 He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
  • Ps 107:35-37 : 35 He turns the desert into pools of water, and a dry land into flowing springs. 36 There He settles the hungry, and they establish a city to live in. 37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards, which yielded a fruitful harvest.
  • Ps 129:1-3 : 1 A song of ascents: They have greatly afflicted me from my youth—let Israel now say— 2 They have greatly afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 The plowers plowed upon my back; they made their furrows long.
  • Isa 35:6-7 : 6 Then the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy. For waters will break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. 7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. In the habitation of jackals, where they lie, grass will grow with reeds and rushes.
  • Isa 43:1-2 : 1 But now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, Jacob, He who formed you, Israel: 'Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine.' 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you cross the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not consume you.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.'
  • Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 66:9-11
    3 verses
    82%

    9 He has kept our lives secure and has not allowed our feet to slip.

    10 For You, God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver is refined.

    11 You brought us into the snare; You placed burdens on our backs.

  • 6 He turned the sea into dry land; they crossed through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in Him.

  • 15 You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters.

  • 74%

    12 You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them.

    13 In Your steadfast love, You led the people You redeemed; in Your strength, You guided them to Your holy dwelling.

  • Ps 124:3-6
    4 verses
    74%

    3 then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us.

    4 Then the waters would have overwhelmed us; the torrent would have swept over our being.

    5 Then the raging waters would have passed over our soul.

    6 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

  • 13 I will come into Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You.

  • Neh 9:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11 You divided the sea before them, and they passed through it on dry ground. But You cast their pursuers into the depths like a stone into mighty waters.

    12 By day, You led them with a pillar of cloud and by night with a pillar of fire, to give them light for the path they should follow.

  • Deut 26:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, and with signs and wonders.

    9 He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • 19 Our hearts have not turned back, nor have our steps strayed from Your path.

  • 13 who led them through the depths? Like a horse in open country, they did not stumble;

  • 17 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he pulled me out of deep waters.

  • 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you cross the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not consume you.

  • 19 Your thunder echoed in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.

  • 15 You opened up springs and streams; You dried up ever-flowing rivers.

  • 7 I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were freed from the basket.

  • 17 For the LORD our God is the one who brought us and our ancestors up out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. He performed great signs before our eyes, protected us along the entire way we traveled, and among all the peoples through whom we journeyed.

  • 16 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at Your rebuke, LORD, at the blast of breath from Your nostrils.

  • 6 They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and ravines, a land of drought and deep darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’

  • 23 But He brought us out from there to lead us in and give us the land that He swore to our fathers.

  • 10 Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made the depths of the sea a road for the redeemed to cross over?

  • 15 He led you through the great and terrifying wilderness, filled with venomous snakes, scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water. He brought water for you out of a rock of flint.

  • 3 You, O God, have rejected us and broken us; you have been angry—restore us again.

  • 16 With Your mighty arm, You redeemed Your people, the children of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

  • 53 He led them safely, so they were unafraid, but the sea covered their enemies.

  • 20 Though you have shown me many troubles and hardships, you will revive me again. From the depths of the earth, you will bring me up again.

  • 9 The earth shook, and the heavens poured rain at the presence of God, the One of Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

  • 13 You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea monsters in the waters.

  • 10 But You blew with Your wind, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

  • 7 In the greatness of Your majesty, You overthrow those who rise against You. You unleash Your burning anger; it consumes them like stubble.

  • 21 They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow from the rock for them; He split open the rock, and water gushed out.

  • 22 You lift me up and make me ride on the wind; You dissolve me in the storm.

  • 5 You are my King, O God; command victories for Jacob.

  • 13 Isn't it enough that you brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also lord it over us?

  • 12 Is it not you, O God, who have rejected us and who do not go out with our armies?

  • 16 Indeed, He has enticed you out of the jaws of distress into a broad and unconfined place; your table is filled with abundance.

  • 20 But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of His inheritance, as you are today.

  • 45 You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.

  • 19 For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.

  • 20 He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.

  • 12 In wrath You marched through the earth; in anger You threshed the nations.

  • 15 You provided bread from heaven for their hunger and brought water out of a rock for their thirst. You told them to go in and take possession of the land You had sworn to give them.

  • 16 This is what the LORD says— He who makes a way through the sea and a path through mighty waters,