Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 74:5
5like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees
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 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, like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees 6and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks. 7They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled 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
Cross-references for Psalms 74:5
- 1 Kings 5:6Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”
- 2 Chronicles 2:14He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.
- Jeremiah 46:22Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent, for the enemy will advance in force; with axes they will come against her like woodsmen cutting down trees.
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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