Psalms 74:7

74:6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. They have cast: Heb. They have sent thy sanctuary unto the fire

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They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name.

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

They have cast fire into your sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of your name to the ground.

74:8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. destroy: Heb. break

What does Psalms 74:7 mean?

Psalms 74:7 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁלַח (shâlach), אֵשׁ (ʼêsh), מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdâsh).

Hebrew interlinear

They

have

castשָׁלַחshâlach/shaw-lakh'/H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

fireאֵשׁʼêsh/aysh/H784fire (literally or figuratively)

into

thy

sanctuary,מִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh/mik-dawsh'/H4720a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary (whether of Jehovah or of idols) or asylum

they

have

defiledחָלַלchâlal/khaw-lal'/H2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)

casting

down

the

dwelling

placeמִשְׁכָּןmishkân/mish-kawn'/H4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)

thy

nameשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

the

ground.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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cast:

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They

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sent

thy

sanctuary

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fire

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 74:7.

Genesis 2:11

The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Genesis 2:13

And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. Ethiopia: Heb. Cush

Genesis 4:26

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. Enos: Heb. Enosh to call: or, to call themselves by the name of the Lord

Genesis 6:4

There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

Leviticus 20:3

And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

Leviticus 21:12

Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 21:23

Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 74:7 say?

Psalms 74:7 (King James Version) reads: "They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. They have cast: Heb. They have sent thy sanctuary unto the fire"

Is Psalms 74:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 74:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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