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 smashed all its carved paneling with axes and hatchets. 7They burned your holy place to the ground. They dishonored the place where you live among us. They said to themselves, “We will crush them.” They burned every meeting place of God in the land. 9We no longer see miraculous signs. There are no prophets anymore. No one knows how long this will last. 10How long, O God, will the enemy insult us? Will the enemy despise you forever?

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, “Let’s wipe out their nation so that the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.”
• Psalms 137:7O Lord, remember the people of Edom. Remember what they did the day Jerusalem ⌞was captured⌟. They said, “Tear it down! Tear it down to its foundation.”
• Esther 3:8Now, Haman told King Xerxes, “Your Majesty, there is a certain nationality scattered among—but separate from—the nationalities in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws differ from those of all other nationalities. They do not obey your decrees. So it is not in your interest to tolerate them, Your Majesty.
• 2 Kings 2:3Some of the disciples of the prophets at Bethel came to Elisha. They asked him, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?” He answered, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”
• 2 Kings 4:23Her husband asked, “Why are you going to him today? It isn’t a New Moon Festival or a day of rest—a holy day.” But she said goodbye to him.
• 2 Chronicles 17:9They taught in Judah. They had the Book of the Lord’s Teachings with them when they taught the people in all the cities of Judah.
• Matthew 4:23Jesus went all over Galilee. He taught in the synagogues and spread the Good News of the kingdom. He also cured every disease and sickness among the people.

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