Psalm 66:10

For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

Cross-references

Psalm 26:2 Parallel

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 Parallel

Psalm 12:6 applies the silver-refining image to God's words — same metaphor but different subject.

Psalm 17:3 Parallel

Psalm 17:3 also describes God testing the psalmist's heart, showing a personal dimension of divine testing.

Psalm 138:7 Parallel

In Psalm 138:7, God preserves life amid trouble—echoing the refining trial described here, showing deliverance after testing.

Psalm 71:20 Parallel

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 Parallel

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 Parallel

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.

Isaiah 43:2 Parallel

In Isaiah 43:2, God promises presence through fire and water—the very trials that refine, as in the testing here.

Malachi 3:3 Parallel

In Malachi 3:3, God is explicitly a refiner of silver, purifying the Levites—directly paralleling the refining imagery here.

Judges 7:4 Parallel

In Judges 7:4, God tests Gideon's army by their drinking — a specific test to reduce numbers, echoing the refining theme.

Judges 2:22 Parallel

In Judges 2:22, God tests Israel through foreign nations — a different method but same divine purpose of proving faithfulness.

Deuteronomy 13:3 Related theme

Deuteronomy 13:3 describes God testing loyalty through false prophets, a different context but same divine testing motif.