Psalms 74:7
They have cast fire into thy sanctuary; They have profaned, and cast to the ground, the dwelling-place of thy name.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6They have broken down the carved work of thy temple with axes and hammers;
Cross References
Isaiah 64:11Our holy and glorious house, Where our fathers praised thee, Is burned with fire, And all our precious things are laid waste.
Lamentations 2:2Lord hath swallowed up without pity all the habitations of Jacob; He hath thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He hath brought down to the ground, he hath profaned the kingdom and its princes.
Ezekiel 7:24Therefore will I bring the most cruel among the nations, And they shall possess your houses; I will also make the pride of the strong to cease, And their holy places shall be defiled.
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 →