Psalms 74:5
A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
King James Version
In Context
4Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.
6But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
Cross References
1 Kings 5:6Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
Jeremiah 46:22The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
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 →