Psalms 74:7 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 74:7

They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name by casting it to the ground.

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (1872)

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary. Axes and hammers were not sufficient for the purpose of the destroyers, they must needs try fire. Malice knows no bounds. Those who hate God are never sparing of the most cruel weapons. To this day the enmity of the human heart is quite as great as ever; and, if providence did not restrain, the saints would still be as fuel for the flames. They have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. They made a heap of the temple, and left not one stone upon another.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He complains of the desolations of the synagogues, or schools of the prophets, which, before the captivity, were in use, though much more afterwards. There God's word was read and expounded, and his name praised and called upon, without altars or sacrifices.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
שִׁלְח֣וּ	shil.Chu	they sent	H7971 →
בָ֭אֵשׁ	Va.'esh	in <the> fire	H784 →
מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ	mik.da.She.cha	sanctuary your	H4720 →
לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ	la.'A.retz	to the ground	H776 →
חִלְּל֥וּ	chi.le.Lu	they profaned	H2490 →
מִֽשְׁכַּן־	mish.kan-	[the] dwelling place of	H4908 →
שְׁמֶֽךָ׃	she.Me.kha	name your	H8034 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 12:5
Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 12:11
  then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all…
- 2 Chronicles 7:12
  the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.
- Deuteronomy 26:2
  you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go…
- Deuteronomy 16:2
  You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name.
- 1 Kings 8:29
  May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays…
Through
Isaiah 64:11
Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 36:19
  Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 74:5–7
  like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees
Through
Matthew 22:7
The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
leads to
- Luke 19:27
  And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms