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Psalms 74:5
5[A man] was known as he could lift up axes in the 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
3Lift up thy steps unto the perpetual desolations: everything in the sanctuary hath the enemy destroyed. 4Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy place of assembly; they set up their signs [for] signs. [A man] was known as he could lift up axes in the thicket of trees; 6And now they break down its carved work altogether, with hatchets and hammers. 7They have set on fire thy sanctuary, they have profaned the habitation of thy name to the ground.
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יִ֭וָּדַע כְּמֵבִ֣יא לְמָ֑עְלָה בִּֽסֲבָךְ־עֵ֝֗ץ קַרְדֻּמּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 74:5
- 1 Kings 5:6And now command that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say; for thou knowest that there is not among us any that are experienced in cutting timber like to the Zidonians.
- 2 Chronicles 2:14the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and whose father was a man of Tyre, experienced in working in gold, and in silver, in bronze, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in byssus, and in crimson, and for doing any manner of engraving, and for inventing every device which shall be put to him, besides thy skilful men, and the skilful men of my lord David thy father.
- Jeremiah 46:22Her voice shall go like a serpent's; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
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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