Psalms 74:8

Psalms 74:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
• New International Version (NIV)They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!” They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They said to themselves, "We will utterly subdue them"; they burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They said in their hearts, “Let us destroy them altogether.” They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.

Context of Psalms 74:8

6They used their hammers and axes to break the wooden boards with pictures on them. 7They completely burned your temple. They knocked it down to the ground! They caused your special place to become useless! They said to themselves, ‘We will completely destroy them all.’ So they burned down every place in the land where people meet to worship God. 9We no longer see any signs that God is with us. There are no more prophets among us. Nobody can tell us how long this will continue. 10God, how long will our enemies laugh at you? Will they insult your name for ever?

Psalms 74:8 word by word

אָמְר֣וּ בְ֭לִבָּם נִינָ֣ם יָ֑חַד שָׂרְפ֖וּ כָל־מוֹעֲדֵי־אֵ֣ל בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• in their heartsלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• Let us destroyיָנָהyânâh · to oppressH3238
• them togetherיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162
• they have burned upשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• all the synagoguesמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• of Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Psalms 74:8

• Psalms 83:4They say, ‘Come now! We will destroy them. They will no longer be a nation. Nobody will remember the name of Israel any more.’
• Psalms 137:7Lord, remember to punish the people of Edom. They were happy when Babylon's army won against Jerusalem. On that day the Edomites said, ‘Knock down the city so that nothing still stands!’
• Esther 3:8Then Haman said to King Xerxes, ‘There is a group of people who live in many regions of your kingdom. They have different customs to all the other people. They refuse to obey the laws of your kingdom. It is not good for you to let them live among all the other people in your kingdom.
• 2 Kings 2:3A group of prophets lived in Bethel. They came out to Elisha and they asked him, ‘Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today?’ Elisha replied, ‘Yes, I do know that, but do not talk about it now.’
• 2 Kings 4:23Her husband asked, ‘Why do you want to go and see him today? It is not a special day with a new moon. It is not a Sabbath day.’ She said, ‘All is well.’
• 2 Chronicles 17:9These men travelled everywhere in Judah to teach people. They took with them the book which was a copy of the Lord's law. They used it to teach people in all Judah's towns.
• Matthew 4:23Jesus travelled everywhere in Galilee. He taught the people in the Jewish meeting places. He told them the good news about God's kingdom. He also caused sick people to become well again from all their different pains and illnesses.

Commentaries on Psalms 74:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Let us destroy them - Their object was totally to annihilate the political existence of the Jewish people. They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land - It is supposed that there were no synagogues in the land till after the Babylonish captivity. How then could the Chaldeans burn up any in Judea? The word מועדי moadey, which we translate synagogues, may be taken in a more general sense, and mean any places where religious assemblies were…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They said in their hearts - They purposed; they designed it. Let us destroy them together - Let us destroy all these buildings, temples, towers, and walls at the same time; let us make an entire destruction of them all. They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land - The phrase “they have burned up” must refer to the places or edifices where assemblies for public worship were held, since it cannot be supposed that the idea is that they had…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. 88. together--at once, all alike. synagogues--literally, "assemblies," for places of assembly, whether such as schools of the prophets (2Ki 4:23), or "synagogues" in the usual sense, there is much doubt.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