Psalm 66:10
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
Cross-references
Psalm 26:2 is a prayer for testing — 'examine me, O Lord, and test me' — directly echoing the theme of divine testing.
Psalm 12:6 applies the silver-refining image to God's words — same metaphor but different subject.
Psalm 17:3 also describes God testing the psalmist's heart, showing a personal dimension of divine testing.
In Psalm 138:7, God preserves life amid trouble—echoing the refining trial described here, showing deliverance after testing.
Psalm 71:20 speaks of troubles and revival — God's refining through hardships leading to restoration.
Psalm 118:18 acknowledges severe discipline from the Lord — a form of testing that refines, similar to the refining in Psalm 66:10.
1 Peter 1:7 explicitly uses gold refined by fire as a metaphor for tested faith, directly paralleling Psalm 66:10's silver refining.
Deuteronomy 8:2 recalls God testing Israel in the wilderness to humble them, echoing the refining test in Psalm 66:10.
Zechariah 13:9 prophesies refining like silver and testing like gold, with a restoration promise — a strong echo of Psalm 66:10.
Isaiah 48:10 also uses the furnace of affliction for testing, though says 'not as silver' — a direct refinement metaphor.
Proverbs 17:3 uses the same silver refining metaphor to say the Lord tests the heart, directly echoing Psalm 66:10.
Deuteronomy 8:16 also mentions testing through manna, linking provision and testing as in Psalm 66:10's refining.
Job 23:10 uses the same gold-refining metaphor — 'when he has tested me, I shall come out as gold' — directly paralleling the refining image.
In Proverbs 27:21, the same silver-refining metaphor tests a person by praise—applying the imagery to human character.
In Isaiah 43:2, God promises presence through fire and water—the very trials that refine, as in the testing here.
In Malachi 3:3, God is explicitly a refiner of silver, purifying the Levites—directly paralleling the refining imagery here.
In Judges 7:4, God tests Gideon's army by their drinking — a specific test to reduce numbers, echoing the refining theme.
In Judges 2:22, God tests Israel through foreign nations — a different method but same divine purpose of proving faithfulness.
Deuteronomy 13:3 describes God testing loyalty through false prophets, a different context but same divine testing motif.