9 he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.
9 Which holdeth
9 who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip.
9 Didn't he set us on the road to life? Didn't he keep us out of the ditch?
9 Who keeps our soul among the living, And does not allow our feet to be moved.
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.