Tree of Life Version
Psalms 74:7
7They set Your Sanctuary on fire, burning it to the ground. They defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.
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 King James Version (NKJV)They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.
Context of Psalms 74:7
5It seemed like bringing up axes into a thicket of trees— 6and now all its carved work they smash with hatchet and hammers! They 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. 9We do not see our signs. No longer is there any prophet— and no one among us 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 down the House of Adonai, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem—every notable building he burned with fire.
- Isaiah 64:11Will You restrain Yourself at these things? Adonai, will You stay silent, and afflict us very severely?
- Matthew 22:7Now the king became furious! Sending his troops, he destroyed those murderers and set fire to their city.
- Psalms 89:39But You have cast off and spurned, You have become furious with Your anointed one.
- Ezekiel 24:21speak to the house of Israel, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I will profane My Sanctuary, the pride of your might, the desire of your eyes and the longing of your soul. Your sons and your daughters that you have left behind will fall by the sword.
- Exodus 20:24You are to make an altar of earth for Me, and there you will sacrifice your burnt offerings, your fellowship offerings—your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come to you and bless you.
- Deuteronomy 12:5Rather you are to seek only the place Adonai your God chooses from all your tribes to put His Name to dwell—there you will come.
- 1 Kings 8:20Now Adonai has fulfilled His word that He spoke, for I have risen in the place of my father David and sit on the throne of Israel, as Adonai promised. Also I have built the House for the Name of Adonai, 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
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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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