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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 66 To the chief Musician, A Song [or] Psalm. This psalm does not bear the name of David in the title of it, yet is generally thought to be one of his; but because the plural number is used in it, which is not so common in David's psalms, Aben Ezra is of opinion it is not his, but written by the singers. This is not a sufficient objection: and besides, in Psalms 66:13, the...
John Gill
Thou broughtest us into the net,.... That is, suffered them to be taken in the net of wicked men, which they laid and spread for them; whereby they were drawn either into bad principles or bad practices, or into ruinous circumstances; though the Lord does not leave his own people there, but breaks the net or snare, sooner or later, and they escape; see Psalms 9:15. Jarchi interprets it of a...
Matthew Henry
This is a thanksgiving-psalm, and it is of such a general use and application that we need not suppose it penned upon any particular occasion. All people are here called upon to praise God, I. For the general instances of his sovereign dominion and power in the whole creation, ver. 1-7. II. For the special tokens of his favour to the church, his peculiar people, ver. 8-12. And then, III. The...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the net. Entangled, surrounded, captive, held fast. Many of God’s people are in this condition.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou laidst affliction upon our loins. It was no affliction of hand or foot, but it laid upon our loins — a heavy, crushing burden.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou broughtest us into the net;- Did not our enemies entangle us? Oh, yes; but God often uses our enemies to carry out his divine purposes; he over-rules all things; so, when you are caught in the net, do not sit down, and say that such-and-such a person did it, or that the devil did it. No; but look to the Great First Cause. If you strike a dog with a stick, he tries to bite the stick because...