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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Walk through the awful ruins of the city; see how the enemy has destroyed your sanctuary.

Context of Psalms 74:3

1O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture? 2Remember the nation you purchased long ago, the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed— Mount Zion, where you dwelt. Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins, all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary. 4Your foes roared in the place where you met with us; they set up their standards as signs. 5They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees.

Psalms 74:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lift upרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• thy feetפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• unto the perpetualנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331
• desolationsמַשּׁוּאָהmashshû'âh mashshû'âh · desolationH4876
• the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• hath done wickedlyרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• in the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for Psalms 74:3

• Psalms 44:23Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever.
• Joshua 10:24When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.
• 2 Samuel 22:39I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
• Isaiah 10:6I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.
• Isaiah 25:10The hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain; but Moab will be trampled in their land as straw is trampled down in the manure.
• Isaiah 63:3“I have trodden the winepress alone; from the nations no one was with me. I trampled them in my anger and trod them down in my wrath; their blood spattered my garments, and I stained all my clothing.
• Micah 1:3Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling place; he comes down and treads on the heights of the earth.
• Psalms 102:13You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.
• Nehemiah 1:3They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”
• Nehemiah 2:3but I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not look sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
• Isaiah 64:10Your sacred cities have become a wasteland; even Zion is a wasteland, Jerusalem a desolation.
• Daniel 9:17“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.
• Micah 3:12Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, the temple hill a mound overgrown with thickets.
• Luke 21:24They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
• Revelation 11:2But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months.
• Psalms 79:1O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have 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