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they burned all the meeting places of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/74.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/74.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They said in their hearts, “Let us destroy them altogether.” They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/74.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They said in their heart, “Let’s completely subdue them.” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They said in their heart, &#8220Let us completely subdue them.&#8221 They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They said in their heart, “Let us completely subdue them.” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/74.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They said in their heart, “Let us completely subdue them.” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/74.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They said in their heart, “Let us completely subdue them.” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/74.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They said in their hearts, “Let’s oppress them relentlessly.” They burned every place throughout the land where God met with us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/74.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They said in their hearts,&#8221 Let us oppress them relentlessly.&#8221 They burned down every place throughout the land where God met with us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/74.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/74.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They said to themselves, "We'll crush them!" Then they burned every one of your meeting places all over the country. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/74.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/74.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They said to themselves, "We will crush them." They burned every meeting place of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/74.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They wanted to crush us completely; they burned down every holy place in the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/74.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They say to themselves, "We'll crush them completely;" They burned down all the meeting places of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/74.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They said in their hearts, ?We will crush them completely.? They burned down every place where God met us in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/74.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They say to themselves, "We will oppress all of them." They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/74.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They said in their heart, "We will crush them completely." They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/74.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/74.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They said in their heart, “We will crush them completely.” They have burned up all the places in the land where God was worshiped. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/74.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They said in their hearts, “Let us oppress them together,” "" They burned all the meeting-places of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/74.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They said in their hearts, 'Let us oppress them together,' They did burn all the meeting-places of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/74.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They said in their heart, We will rage against them together: they burnt up all the appointments of God in the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/74.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They said in their heart, the whole kindred of them together: Let us abolish all the festival days of God from the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/74.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 73:8>They have said in their heart, the whole group of them together: “Let us cause all the feast days of God to cease from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/74.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They said in their hearts, “We will destroy them all! Burn all the assembly-places of God in the land!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/74.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They said to themselves, “We will utterly subdue them”; they burned all the meeting places of God in the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/74.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together; let us abolish all the feast days of God from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/74.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They said in her heart, "We will destroy them together and we will destroy all the feast days of God from the land.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/74.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They said in their heart: 'Let us make havoc of them altogether'; They have burned up all the meeting-places of God in the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/74.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They have said in their heart, <i>even</i> all their kindred together, Come, let us abolish the feasts of the Lord from the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/74-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9033" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Why Have You Rejected Us Forever?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">They said</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: ḇə·lib·bām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">in their hearts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3238.htm" title="3238: nî·nām (V-Qal-Imperf.h-1cp:: 3mp) -- To oppress, maltreat, perhaps suppress. A primitive root; to rage or be violent: by implication, to suppress, to maltreat.">“We will crush them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yā·ḥaḏ (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">completely.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: śā·rə·p̄ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire.">They burned down</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘ă·ḏê- (N-mpc) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">place</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">where God met us</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-13.htm">Jeremiah 52:13</a></span><br />He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a></span><br />He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-6.htm">Lamentations 2:6-7</a></span><br />He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest. / The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19</a></span><br />Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11</a></span><br />Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Ezekiel 7:21-22</a></span><br />And I will hand these things over as plunder to foreigners and loot to the wicked of the earth, who will defile them. / I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3</a></span><br />And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-14.htm">Jeremiah 7:14</a></span><br />therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-5.htm">Amos 2:5</a></span><br />So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-6.htm">Luke 21:6</a></span><br />“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-14.htm">Acts 6:14</a></span><br />For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.</p><p class="hdg">said</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4</a></b></br> They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from <i>being</i> a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></b></br> Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase <i>it</i>, rase <i>it, even</i> to the foundation thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/3-8.htm">Esther 3:8,9</a></b></br> And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws <i>are</i> diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it <i>is</i> not for the king's profit to suffer them… </p><p class="hdg">destroy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/2-3.htm">2 Kings 2:3,5</a></b></br> And the sons of the prophets that <i>were</i> at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know <i>it</i>; hold ye your peace… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-23.htm">2 Kings 4:23</a></b></br> And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? <i>it is</i> neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, <i>It shall be</i> well.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/17-9.htm">2 Chronicles 17:9</a></b></br> And they taught in Judah, and <i>had</i> the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/74-6.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/psalms/74-4.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/psalms/72-4.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/psalms/73-27.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/73-17.htm">God's</a> <a href="/galatians/1-23.htm">Havoc</a> <a href="/psalms/73-26.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/74-4.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/psalms/74-4.htm">Meeting-Places</a> <a href="/psalms/56-1.htm">Oppress</a> <a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/47-3.htm">Subdue</a> <a href="/acts/26-11.htm">Synagogues</a> <a href="/psalms/73-21.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/74-6.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/psalms/66-4.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Worshiped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/88-17.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/psalms/75-2.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/psalms/79-5.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/psalms/78-63.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/psalms/78-59.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/psalms/74-11.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/psalms/78-14.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/78-7.htm">God's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-3.htm">Havoc</a> <a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/107-32.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-21.htm">Meeting-Places</a> <a href="/psalms/89-22.htm">Oppress</a> <a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/81-14.htm">Subdue</a> <a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">Synagogues</a> <a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/78-59.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/psalms/81-9.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Worshiped</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 74</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">The prophet complains of the desolation of the sanctuary</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">He moves God to help in consideration of his power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/74-18.htm">Of his reproachful enemies, or his children and of his covenant.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/74.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/74.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.”</b><br>This phrase reflects the internal resolve and malicious intent of Israel's enemies. The expression "in their hearts" indicates a deep-seated determination, not just a passing thought. Historically, this could refer to various periods of Israel's history when foreign nations sought to utterly destroy them, such as during the Babylonian invasion. The phrase "crush them completely" suggests total annihilation, echoing the threats faced by Israel from surrounding nations. This sentiment is reminiscent of the threats from Assyria and Babylon, who sought to obliterate Israel's identity and faith. Theologically, this reflects the spiritual warfare against God's people, a theme seen throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a>, where believers are reminded of the spiritual battle against evil forces.<p><b>They burned down every place where God met us in the land.</b><br>This phrase highlights the destruction of sacred spaces, specifically the places where God was worshiped and where His presence was manifested. Historically, this likely refers to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and other local sanctuaries during invasions. The burning of these places signifies not just a physical destruction but an attack on the spiritual life of the nation. In the Old Testament, the Temple was the central place of worship and the dwelling place of God's presence (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>). The destruction of these places was a profound loss for the Israelites, symbolizing a severance from God's presence. This act of burning sacred sites is a tactic used by conquerors to demoralize and subjugate a people by eradicating their religious and cultural identity. Prophetically, this foreshadows the ultimate desecration and restoration of the Temple, pointing to Jesus Christ, who referred to His body as the Temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), indicating that true worship and God's presence would be found in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Psalm 74</a>, Asaph was a Levite and a chief musician during the time of King David. He is known for his role in leading worship and composing psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_enemy.htm">The Enemy</a></b><br>The psalm speaks of adversaries who have attacked and desecrated the places of worship. These enemies are not named specifically but represent those who oppose God's people and His sanctuaries.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sanctuaries.htm">Sanctuaries</a></b><br>Refers to the holy places where the Israelites worshiped God. In the context of this psalm, these sanctuaries have been destroyed by the enemies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>This refers to the Promised Land, the land of Israel, where God established His covenant with His people and where the sanctuaries were located.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/destruction_of_the_temple.htm">Destruction of the Temple</a></b><br>While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the broader context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Psalm 74</a> is often associated with the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, a significant event in Jewish history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_opposition.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Opposition</a></b><br>Believers should be aware of the spiritual battles they face, as the enemy seeks to destroy places of worship and hinder God's work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_sacred_spaces.htm">The Importance of Sacred Spaces</a></b><br>The destruction of sanctuaries in <a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Psalm 74</a> highlights the significance of having dedicated places for worship and community in our spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in times of devastation and loss, believers are called to trust in God's ultimate control and His plan for restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_lament_and_seek_god.htm">The Call to Lament and Seek God</a></b><br>Psalm 74 encourages believers to bring their grief and confusion to God, seeking His presence and intervention in times of crisis.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_faith.htm">The Role of Community in Faith</a></b><br>The communal aspect of worship and lament in this psalm underscores the importance of supporting one another in faith, especially during trials.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_74.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 74</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_synagogue.htm">What defines a synagogue?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'sunset_on_anger'_mean.htm">How can one maintain purity in heart and actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/message_to_sardis_church.htm">What does it mean to contemplate purity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_test_israelites_if_god_is_omniscient.htm">Deuteronomy 8:16 - Why would an omniscient God need to 'test' the Israelites if He already knew their hearts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/74.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">All the synagogues of God in the land.</span>--This expression excludes from <span class= "ital">moed </span>either of the meanings possible for it in <a href="/psalms/74-4.htm" title="Your enemies roar in the middle of your congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.">Psalm 74:4</a>, "the Temple" or "the assembly." Buildings, and these places of worship, must be meant, and it is implied that they are scattered over the land, and can therefore mean nothing but synagogues. The "high places" would' not be called God's, nor would Bethel and Dan have been so called, being connected with irregular and unorthodox worship. Thus we have a clear note of time, indicating a period not only later than the rise of the synagogue in Ezra's time, but <span class= "ital">much </span>later, since it takes time for a new institution to spread over a country. Aquila and Symmachus actually render "synagogues." Possibly the LXX. are right in putting the latter clause into the mouth of the enemies, "let us burn," &c<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/74.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them altogether</span>. It was, no doubt, the intention of Nebuchadnezzar to destroy Israel as a nation. Hence the complete destruction of the city and temple (<a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9, 10</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Lamentations 2:1-9</a>, etc.); hence the deportation of all the <span class="accented">strength</span> of the nation (<a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14-16</a>; <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11</a>), and their settlement in the far off region of Babylonia; hence the desolation, not only of Jerusalem, but of "all the habitations of Jacob" (<a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2</a>), all the "strongholds of the daughter of Judah" (<a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2, 5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">They have burnt up all the synagogues of God in the land.</span> The synagogue system was first introduced by Ezra, according to Jewish tradition; and it has been argued that the mention of "synagogues" here - literally, "sacred meeting places" - proves the psalm to be Maccabean. But meeting places for worship, other than the temple, always existed in Palestine, both before and after its erection. Mesha speaks of having plundered a "house of Jehovah" in his war with Ahab ('Records of the Past,' vol. 11:p. 167); and it is plain from <a href="/2_kings/4-23.htm">2 Kings 4:23</a> that religious meetings were held by the prophets, probably in houses devoted to the purpose, during the period of the divided monarchy. Hezekiah's destruction of the high places (<a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a>) is not likely to have interfered with the use of these buildings, to which no savour of idolatry can have attached in the mind of the most violent iconoclast. I should therefore believe, with Leopold Low, that buildings existed before the Exile, in which religious instruction was given by authorized teachers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/74-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They said</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמְר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their hearts,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְ֭לִבָּם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·lib·bām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“We will crush them</span><br /><span class="heb">נִינָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(nî·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3238.htm">Strong's 3238: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rage, be violent, to suppress, to maltreat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">completely.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֑חַד</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḥaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They burned down</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרְפ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rə·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8313.htm">Strong's 8313: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, on fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹעֲדֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·‘ă·ḏê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where God met us</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/74-8.htm">Psalm 74:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/74-8.htm">Psalm 74:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/74-8.htm">Psalm 74:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/74-8.htm">Psalm 74:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/74-8.htm">Psalm 74:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/74-8.htm">Psalm 74:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/74-8.htm">Psalm 74:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/74-8.htm">Psalm 74:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/74-8.htm">Psalm 74:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/74-8.htm">Psalm 74:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/74-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 74:8 They said in their heart We will (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/74-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 74:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/74-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 74:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>