Psalms 66:9
He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
BSB
ASV
Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.
KJV
Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Which holdeth our soul in life - Margin, as in Hebrew, putteth. That is, He has put (or placed) us in a state of safety. The word rendered “in life” means literally “among the living.” The word soul here is equivalent to us - ourselves; and the idea is, that he keeps us among the living. What is here said of this special deliverance is true of all people at all times, that they owe the fact that they are among the living to the care of God; or, it is because he puts them among the living, or keeps them alive. And suffereth not our feet to be moved - That is, from their firm position of safety. The idea is taken from one who is walking, and who is kept from slipping or falling.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Psalms 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
leads to
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Through
Psalms 121:3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
leads to
for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.