Psalms 74:3
in Psalms 74Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual ruins, All the evil that the enemy hath done in the sanctuary.
KJV
Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary.
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This verse in Psalms 74
Commentary
4 notes on this verseLift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations,.... That is, arise, hasten, move swiftly, and in the greatness of strength, and come and see the desolations made by the enemy, which look as if they would remain for ever; meaning either the desolations made in the city and temple of Jerusalem, either by Nebuchadnezzar, or by Titus; or the havocs and devastations made in the church of God by the tyranny and persecutions of antichrist; which have continued so long, that an end of them has been almost despaired of.
This site's exposition
the sheep of Your pasture
on Psalms 74:1-3
The psalm opens by asking why God has rejected his own and why his anger smolders against the sheep of his pasture. The plea rests on what God already did, purchasing this congregation long ago and redeeming it as the tribe of his inheritance, with Mount Zion as his dwelling. Then it asks him to walk over to the ruins.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The concerns of religion should lie nearer our hearts and affect us more than any worldly concern whatsoever. The desolation of God's house should grieve us more than the desolation of our own houses; for the matter is not great what becomes of us and our families in this world provided God's name may be sanctified, his kingdom may come, and his will be done.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations. The ruin made had already long been an eyesore to the suppliant, and there seemed no hope of restoration. Havoc lorded it not only for a day or a year, but with perpetual power. This is another argument with God. Would Jehovah sit still and see his own land made a wilderness, his own palace a desolation? Until he should arise, and draw near, the desolation would remain; only his presence could cure the evil, therefore is he entreated to hasten with uplifted feet for the deliverance of his people.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הָרִ֣ימָה | harimah | lift up ! | H7311 → | 190 times |
| פְ֭עָמֶיךָ | feameikha | footsteps your | H6471 → | 118 times |
| לְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹת | lemashuot | to [the] ruins of | H4876 → | |
| נֶ֑צַח | netzach | perpetuity | H5331 → | 43 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | everything | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הֵרַ֖ע | hera' | he has done harm to | H7489 → | 107 times |
| אוֹיֵ֣ב | ʾoyev | [the] enemy | H341 → | 282 times |
| בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ | bakodesh | in the sanctuary | H6944 → | 469 times |
הָרִ֣ימָהlift up !
harimahH7311 →190 times
פְ֭עָמֶיךָfootsteps your
feameikhaH6471 →118 times
לְמַשֻּׁא֣וֹתto [the] ruins of
lemashuotH4876 →
נֶ֑צַחperpetuity
netzachH5331 →43 times
כָּל־everything
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הֵרַ֖עhe has done harm to
hera'H7489 →107 times
אוֹיֵ֣ב[the] enemy
ʾoyevH341 →282 times
בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃in the sanctuary
bakodeshH6944 →469 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Mark 11:17Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of…
it leads to
- Isaiah 56:7
I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called…
- Jeremiah 7:11
Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.
- Luke 19:46
He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- John 2:16
To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
- Isaiah 56:7
Through
Luke 21:24They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
it leads to
- Romans 11:25
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles…
- Revelation 11:2
But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- Isaiah 63:18
For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary.
- Daniel 12:7
And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever,…
- Romans 11:25
About Psalms
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Psalms; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 3; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.