Psalms 66:10
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
BSB
ASV
For thou, O God, hast proved us: Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
KJV
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
For thou, O God, hast proved us,.... And by the experiment found them to be true and faithful; to have the truth of grace, and the root of the matter in them; not reprobate silver, or their grace counterfeit grace; but of the right kind, solid and substantial; thou hast tried us as silver is tried; in a furnace, where it is put and melted by the refiner, and purified from the dross that attends it. So the Targum, "thou hast purified us as the silversmith purifieth the silver;'' or tries it by melting and purifying it.
For thou, O God, hast proved us. He proved his Israel with sore trials. David had his temptations. All the saints must go to the proving house; God had one Son without sin, but he never had a son without trial. Why ought we to complain if we are subjected to the rule which is common to all the family, and from which so much benefit has flowed to them? The Lord himself proves us, who then shall raise a question as to the wisdom and the love which are displayed in the operation?
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Job 23:10Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
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so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
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Isaiah 48:10See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
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Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
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Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
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Psalms 17:3You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
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Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.
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