Psalms 74:7

Psalms 74:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
• New International Version (NIV)They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They set your sanctuary on fire; they profaned the dwelling place of your name, bringing it down to the ground.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.

Context of Psalms 74:7

5It 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. They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have profaned the dwelling place of Your name. 8They said in their heart, “Let us completely subdue them.” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land. 9We do not see our symbols; There is no longer any prophet [to guide us], Nor does any among us know for how long.

Psalms 74:7 word by word

שִׁלְח֣וּ בָ֭אֵשׁ מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ חִלְּל֥וּ מִֽשְׁכַּן־שְׁמֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They have castשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: burnH7971
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• into thy sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• they have defiledחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• the dwelling placeמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• of thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776

Cross-references for Psalms 74:7

• 2 Kings 25:9He burned the house (temple) of the Lord, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great house he burned down.
• Isaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful house [the temple built by Solomon], Where our fathers praised You, Has been burned by fire; And all our precious objects are in ruins.
• Matthew 22:7The king was enraged [when he heard this], and sent his soldiers and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
• Psalms 89:39You have spurned and repudiated the covenant with Your servant; You have profaned his crown [by casting it] in the dust.
• Ezekiel 24:21‘Speak to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind [in Jerusalem] will fall by the sword.
• Exodus 20:24You shall make an altar of earth for Me, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I cause My Name to be recorded and remembered [through revelation of My divine nature] I will come to you and bless you.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But you shall seek the Lord at the place which the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to establish His Name there for His dwelling [place], and there you shall come [to worship Him].
• 1 Kings 8:20Now the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; I have risen in the place of my father David and have taken my seat on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and have built the house (temple) for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Commentaries on Psalms 74:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary - Into the temple to destroy it. Literally, “They have cast thy sanctuary into the fire.” The meaning is, that they had burned it down. This was actually done by the Chaldeans, 2 Kings 25:9; 2 Chronicles 36:19. They have defiled by casting down the dwelling-place of thy name to the ground - The place where thy name dwelt or was recorded Exodus 20:24; that is, the place where God‘s name was known, or where he 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. 77. defiled--or, "profaned," as in Psa 89:39.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 74:7

• Arson
• Church
• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Cleave
• Dragon
• Lift
• Pluck
• Psalms
• Remember
• Rod
• God
• Ground; Grounded

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