Psalms 74:6

Psalms 74:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
• New International Version (NIV)They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all its carved wood they broke down with hatchets and hammers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers.

Context of Psalms 74:6

4Your adversaries have roared in the midst of Your meeting place. They have set up their standards as signs. 5It seemed like bringing up axes into a thicket of trees— and now all its carved work they smash with hatchet and hammers! 7They set Your Sanctuary on fire, burning it to the ground. They defiled the dwelling place of Your Name. 8They said in their hearts: “Let us crush them totally!” They burned down all the meeting places of God in the land.

Psalms 74:6 word by word

וְ֭עַתָּה פִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָ יָּ֑חַד בְּכַשִּׁ֥יל וְ֝כֵֽילַפֹּ֗ת יַהֲלֹמֽוּן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But now they break downהָלַםhâlam · to smiteH1986
• the carved workפִּתּוּחַpittûach pittûach · engravingH6603
• thereof at onceיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162
• with axesכַּשִּׁילkashshîyl · axeH3781
• and hammersכֵּילַפּוֹתkêylaph · axeH3597

Cross-references for Psalms 74:6

• 1 Kings 6:18The cedar of the interior of the House was carved as gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone was visible.

Commentaries on Psalms 74:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6But now they break down the carved work thereof … - literally, “But now the carvings of it together, at once, with sledge and hammers they beat down.” The carved work refers evidently to the ornaments of the temple. The word used here - פתוח pittûach - is rendered engraving, carved work, or carving; Exodus 28:11, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 28:36; Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:14, Exodus 39:30; Zechariah 3:9; 2 Chronicles 2:14. It is the very word which in 1 Kings…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. 5-65-6. Though some terms and clauses here are very obscure, the general sense is that the spoilers destroyed the beauties of the temple with the violence of woodmen. was famous--literally, "was known."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