“Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.”
The reference to God keeping the soul alive articulates divine care for life itself; God maintains existence and permits survival. The reference to not allowing feet to slip indicates divine protection and guidance through difficulty. This verse grounds the call to worship in the basic experience of divine sustenance of life.
Church Fathers on Psalms 66:9
1. This Psalm has on the title the inscription, “For the end, a song of a Psalm of Resurrection.” When ye hear “for the end,” whenever the Psalms are repeated, understand it “for Christ:” the Apostle saying, “For the end of the law is Christ, for righteousness to every one believing.” Romans 10:4 In what manner therefore here Resurrection is sung, you will hear, and whose Resurrection it is, as far as Himself deigns to give and disclose. For the Resurrection we Christians…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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