Psalms 74:7

Psalms 74:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They set your sanctuary on fire; they profaned the dwelling place of your name, bringing it down to the ground.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They burned your sanctuary to the ground. They defiled the place that bears your name.

Context of Psalms 74:7

5They behaved like men wielding axes to cut through a thicket of trees. 6They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets. They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name. 8They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!” They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land. 9We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be.

Psalms 74:7 word by word

שִׁלְח֣וּ בָ֭אֵשׁ מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ חִלְּל֥וּ מִֽשְׁכַּן־שְׁמֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They have castשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: burnH7971
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• into thy sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• they have defiledחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• the dwelling placeמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• of thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776

Cross-references for Psalms 74:7

• 2 Kings 25:9He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.
• Isaiah 64:11Our holy and glorious temple, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned with fire, and all that we treasured lies in ruins.
• Matthew 22:7The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
• Psalms 89:39You have renounced the covenant with your servant and have defiled his crown in the dust.
• Ezekiel 24:21Say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary—the stronghold in which you take pride, the delight of your eyes, the object of your affection. The sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.
• Exodus 20:24“ ‘Make an altar of earth for me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats and your cattle. Wherever I cause my name to be honored, I will come to you and bless you.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But you are to seek the place the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling. To that place you must go;
• 1 Kings 8:20“The Lord has kept the promise he made: I have succeeded David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built the temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Commentaries on Psalms 74:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary - Into the temple to destroy it. Literally, “They have cast thy sanctuary into the fire.” The meaning is, that they had burned it down. This was actually done by the Chaldeans, 2 Kings 25:9; 2 Chronicles 36:19. They have defiled by casting down the dwelling-place of thy name to the ground - The place where thy name dwelt or was recorded Exodus 20:24; that is, the place where God‘s name was known, or where he 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. 77. defiled--or, "profaned," as in Psa 89:39.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 74:7

• Arson
• Church
• Persecution

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Cleave
• Dragon
• Lift
• Pluck
• Psalms
• Remember
• Rod
• God
• Ground; Grounded

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