New King James Version
Psalms 74:7
7They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)They burned your sanctuary to the ground; they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.
- 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 Living Translation (NLT)They burned your sanctuary to the ground. They defiled the place that bears your name.
Context of Psalms 74:7
5They seem like men who lift up Axes among the thick trees. 6And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers. They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground. 8They said in their hearts, “Let us destroy them altogether.” They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land. 9We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
Read all of Psalms 74Psalms 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 burned the house of the Lord and the king’s house; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, he burned with fire.
- Isaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful temple, Where our fathers praised You, Is burned up with fire; And all our pleasant things are laid waste.
- Matthew 22:7But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
- Psalms 89:39You have renounced the covenant of Your servant; You have profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
- Ezekiel 24:21‘Speak to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the delight of your soul; and your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.
- Exodus 20:24An altar of earth you shall make for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your oxen. In every place where I record My name I will come to you, and I will bless you.
- Deuteronomy 12:5“But you shall seek the place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His dwelling place; and there you shall go.
- 1 Kings 8:20So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the Lord 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
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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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