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Psalms 74:5
5It seems as if one had lifted up An axe in a forest of trees [to set a record of destruction].
Psalms 74:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
- New International Version (NIV)They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They were like those who swing axes in a forest of trees.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They seem like men who lift up Axes among the thick trees.
Context of Psalms 74:5
3Turn your footsteps [quickly] toward the perpetual ruins; The enemy has damaged everything within the sanctuary. 4In the midst of Your meeting place Your enemies have roared [with their battle cry]; They have set up their own emblems for signs [of victory]. It seems as if one had lifted up An axe in a forest of trees [to set a record of destruction]. 6And now all the carved work [of the meeting place] They smash with hatchets and hammers. 7They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have profaned the dwelling place of Your name.
Read all of Psalms 74Psalms 74:5 word by word
יִ֭וָּדַע כְּמֵבִ֣יא לְמָ֑עְלָה בִּֽסֲבָךְ־עֵ֝֗ץ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 74:5
- 1 Kings 5:6So now, command that they cut cedar trees from Lebanon for me, and my servants will join your servants, and I will give you whatever wages you set for your servants. For you know that there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the men of Sidon.”
- 2 Chronicles 2:14the son of a Danite woman and a Tyrian father. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood; in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics, and in fine linen. He is able to make any kind of engraving and to carry out any design given him. He will work with your skilled men and those of my lord, David your father.
- Jeremiah 46:22The sound [of Egypt fleeing from the enemy] is like [the rustling of] an escaping serpent, For her foes advance with a mighty army And come against her like woodcutters with axes.
Commentaries on Psalms 74:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5A man was famous - literally, “He is known;” or, shall be known. That is, he was or shall be celebrated. According as he had lifted up axes - literally, “As one raising on high axes;” that is, as one lifts up his axe high in the air in order to strike an effectual stroke. Upon the thick trees - The clumps of trees; the trees standing thick together. That is, As he showed skill and ability in cutting these down, and laying them low. His celebrity was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-8Like a guide, the psalmist points out to the Lord what took place during the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. Though some terms and clauses here are very obscure, the general sense is that the spoilers destroyed the beauties of the temple with the violence of woodmen. was famous--literally, "was known."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 74
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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