Psalms 74:7

What does Psalms 74:7 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 74:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

They have put on fire your holy place; they have made the place of your name unclean, pulling it down to the earth.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

They have sent into fire Thy sanctuary, to the earth they polluted the tabernacle of Thy name,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the desert hills:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

They have set on fire thy sanctuary, they have profaned the habitation of thy name to the ground.

Context

v.6And now all the carved work thereof They break down with hatchet and hammers.

v.7This passage

v.8They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 22:7

    But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

  • Deuteronomy 12:5

    But unto the place which Jehovah your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;

  • Ezekiel 24:21

    Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.

  • Exodus 20:24

    An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in every place where I record my name I will come unto thee and I will bless thee.

  • Psalms 89:39

    Thou hast abhorred the covenant of thy servant: Thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.

  • 1 Kings 8:20

    And Jehovah hath established his word that he spake; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Jehovah promised, and have built the house for the name of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

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