Psalms 74:6

They have broken down the carved work of thy temple with axes and hammers;

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5They appear like those who raise the axe against a thicket;

7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary; They have profaned, and cast to the ground, the dwelling-place of thy name.

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Matthew Henry on Psalms 74:2-12

Mournful Complaints. 1 O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? 2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. 3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. 4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs. 5 A man was famous… Read the whole commentary →

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