Psalms 74:6
Now they break all its carved work down with hatchet and hammers.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
In Context
5They behaved like men wielding axes, cutting through a thicket of trees.
7They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:29He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.
1 Kings 6:35He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.
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 →