Psalms 74:3

Psalms 74:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
• New International Version (NIV)Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Direct your steps to the perpetual ruins; the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.

Context of Psalms 74:3

1Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture? 2Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance— Mount Zion, where You dwell. Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed. 4Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs, 5like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees

Psalms 74:3 word by word

הָרִ֣ימָה פְ֭עָמֶיךָ לְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹת נֶ֑צַח כָּל־הֵרַ֖ע אוֹיֵ֣ב בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• Turnרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• Your stepsפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• to the everlastingנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331
• ruinsמַשּׁוּאָהmashshû'âh mashshû'âh · desolationH4876
• to everythingכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• in the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• has destroyedרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489

Cross-references for Psalms 74:3

• Psalms 44:23Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
• Joshua 10:24When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
• 2 Samuel 22:39I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
• Isaiah 10:6I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
• Isaiah 25:10For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.
• Isaiah 63:3“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.
• Micah 1:3For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
• Psalms 102:13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
• Nehemiah 1:3And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”
• Nehemiah 2:3and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
• Isaiah 64:10Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.
• Daniel 9:17So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.
• Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
• Luke 21:24They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
• Revelation 11:2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
• Psalms 79:1The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

Commentaries on Psalms 74:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Lift up thy feet - Arise, and return to us, our desolations still continue. Thy sanctuary is profaned by thine and our enemies.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Lift up thy feet - That is, Advance, or draw near. Come and look directly and personally on the desolations which now exist in the holy city. Unto the perpetual desolations - Hebrew, “the ruins of perpetuity,” or eternity; that is, such as have been long continued, and threaten to continue forever. The ruin had not suddenly come, and it did not seem likely soon to pass away, but appeared to be entire and permanent. The destruction of the city seemed to be…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. 33. Lift ... feet--(Ge 29:1)--that is, Come (to behold) the desolations (Psa 73:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 74:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Church

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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