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Psalm 74:6 and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.

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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/74.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They smashed all the carved paneling with their axes and hatchets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/74.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />With axes and picks, they smashed the carved paneling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/74.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And all its carved wood they broke down with hatchets and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/74.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/74.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And now they break down its carved work, all at once, With axes and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/74.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And now they break down all its carved work With axe and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And now all its carved work They smash with hatchet and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And now all its carved work They smash with hatchet and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/74.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And now its carved work altogether They smash with hatchet and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/74.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And now all the carved work [of the meeting place] They smash with hatchets and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/74.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />then smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/74.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />then smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/74.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And now all the carved work thereof They break down with hatchet and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/74.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They used axes and hatchets to smash the carvings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/74.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And now all the carved work thereof together they break down with hatchet and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/74.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />They smashed all its carved paneling with axes and hatchets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/74.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They smashed all the wooden panels with their axes and sledge hammers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/74.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />now they're tearing down all its carved work with hatchets and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/74.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/74.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And now they are tearing down all its engravings with axes and crowbars. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/74.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now they break all its carved work down with hatchet and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/74.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But now they break down the carved work of it at once with axes and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/74.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now they break all its carved work down with hatchet and hammers. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/74.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And now they break down its engravings, "" Together, with axe and hatchet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/74.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And now, its carvings together With axe and hatchet they break down,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/74.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now with axes and hammers they will beat her engravings.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/74.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />they have cut down at once the gates thereof, with axe and hatchet they have brought it down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/74.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 73:6>they have cut down the entrances themselves. With axe and hatchet, they have brought it down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/74.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They smashed all its engraved work, struck it with ax and pick. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/74.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And then, with hatchets and hammers, they smashed all its carved work.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/74.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They have destroyed everything with axes and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/74.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They hewed down the doors together with axes, like a forest of trees with axes and with hammers.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/74.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And now all the carved work thereof together They strike down with hatchet and hammers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/74.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />they cut down its doors at once with axes as in a wood of trees; they have broken it down with hatchet and stone cutter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/74-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9021" 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>&#8230;<span class="reftext">5</span>like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: w&#601;&#183;&#703;&#275;&#7791; (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1986.htm" title="1986: ya&#183;ha&#774;&#183;l&#333;&#183;m&#363;n (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To smite, hammer, strike down. A primitive root; to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband.">smashing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: y&#257;&#183;&#7717;a&#7695; (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6603.htm" title="6603: pit&#183;t&#363;&#183;&#7717;e&#183;h&#257; (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- An engraving. Or pittuach">the carvings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3781.htm" title="3781: b&#601;&#183;&#7733;a&#353;&#183;&#353;&#238;l (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- An axe. From kashal; properly, a feller, i.e. An axe.">with hatchets</a> <a href="/hebrew/3597.htm" title="3597: w&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#234;&#183;lap&#183;p&#333;&#7791; (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- An axe. From an unused root meaning to clap or strike with noise; a club or sledge-hammer.">and picks.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <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&#8212;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&#8212;every significant building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7</a></span><br />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/7-20.htm">Ezekiel 7:20-22</a></span><br />His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them. / 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="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7-8</a></span><br />then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, &#8216;Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?&#8217;<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/2-3.htm">Nehemiah 2:3</a></span><br />and replied to the king, &#8220;May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?&#8221;<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="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a></span><br />&#8220;Do you see all these things?&#8221; He replied. &#8220;Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a></span><br />&#8220;Do you see all these great buildings?&#8221; Jesus replied. &#8220;Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-6.htm">Luke 21:6</a></span><br />&#8220;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.&#8221;<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.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a></span><br />Jesus answered, &#8220;Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.&#8221; / &#8220;This temple took forty-six years to build,&#8221; the Jews replied, &#8220;and You are going to raise it up in three days?&#8221; / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18,29,32,35</a></b></br> And the cedar of the house within <i>was</i> carved with knops and open flowers: all <i>was</i> cedar; there was no stone seen&#8230; </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/62-9.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Axe</a> <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Axes</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-21.htm">Blades</a> <a href="/psalms/72-4.htm">Break</a> <a href="/psalms/44-19.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">Carved</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-31.htm">Carvings</a> <a href="/psalms/24-9.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-4.htm">Hammers</a> <a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/psalms/71-21.htm">Once</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">Paneling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Smash</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">Smashed</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/psalms/71-10.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/psalms/66-5.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/74-8.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-10.htm">Axe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-22.htm">Axes</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Blades</a> <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Break</a> <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/144-12.htm">Carved</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Carvings</a> <a href="/psalms/78-23.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-12.htm">Hammers</a> <a href="/psalms/105-18.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/psalms/76-7.htm">Once</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Paneling</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-14.htm">Smash</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Smashed</a> <a href="/psalms/81-2.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/psalms/75-3.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/psalms/74-8.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/80-13.htm">Wood</a> <a href="/psalms/77-12.htm">Work</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'; 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The Hebrew root for "smashing" is "&#1513;&#1464;&#1473;&#1489;&#1463;&#1512;" (shabar), which conveys the idea of breaking or shattering. Historically, this reflects the physical destruction of sacred spaces, likely during the Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem. The act of smashing is not just physical but symbolic of the breaking of covenantal relationships and the desecration of what is holy. In a spiritual sense, it calls believers to reflect on the times when the sacred is profaned in their own lives and the need for restoration and reverence.<p><b>all the carvings</b><br />The term "carvings" refers to the intricate woodwork and artistic designs that adorned the temple. These were not merely decorative but held deep spiritual significance, representing the beauty and glory of God's dwelling place. The Hebrew word "&#1508;&#1460;&#1468;&#1514;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1495;&#1463;" (pittuach) suggests engraved or sculpted work, emphasizing the craftsmanship and devotion that went into creating a space worthy of divine presence. The destruction of these carvings symbolizes a loss of beauty and order, urging believers to consider how they can restore and preserve the sanctity and beauty of their own spiritual lives.<p><b>with hatchets and axes</b><br />The use of "hatchets and axes" indicates the deliberate and violent nature of the destruction. These tools, typically used for building and creating, are here repurposed for tearing down and destroying. The Hebrew words "&#1499;&#1463;&#1468;&#1513;&#1460;&#1468;&#1473;&#1497;&#1500;" (kashil) for hatchet and "&#1490;&#1463;&#1468;&#1512;&#1456;&#1494;&#1462;&#1503;" (garzen) for axe highlight the irony and tragedy of using instruments of construction for destruction. This imagery serves as a powerful reminder of how tools and talents given by God can be misused for harm rather than for building His kingdom. It challenges believers to examine how they use their own gifts and resources in service to God and others.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/74.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - But <span class="cmt_word">now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.</span> The "carved work" (<span class="accented">pittuchim</span>) of the temple consisted of the cherubim and palm trees and open flowers which formed the decoration of the temple walls (see <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">1 Kings 6:29</a>, where the same word, pittuchim, is used). This superficial carved work may have been broken down for the sake of the gold with which it was overlaid (<a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">1 Kings 6:22, 32, 35</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/74-6.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">and smashing</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1463;&#1492;&#1458;&#1500;&#1465;&#1502;&#1469;&#1493;&#1468;&#1503;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(ya&#183;ha&#774;&#183;l&#333;&#183;m&#363;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural &#124; Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1986.htm">Strong's 1986: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike down, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1425;&#1495;&#1463;&#1491;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#257;&#183;&#7717;a&#7695;)</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">the carved work</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1508;&#1468;&#1460;&#1514;&#1468;&#1493;&#1468;&#1495;&#1462;&#1443;&#1497;&#1492;&#1464;</span> <span class="translit">(pit&#183;t&#363;&#183;&#7717;e&#183;h&#257;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct &#124; third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6603.htm">Strong's 6603: </a> </span><span class="str2">An engraving</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with hatchets</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1456;&#1499;&#1463;&#1513;&#1473;&#1468;&#1460;&#1445;&#1497;&#1500;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#601;&#183;&#7733;a&#353;&#183;&#353;&#238;l)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3781.htm">Strong's 3781: </a> </span><span class="str2">A feller, an axe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and picks.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1437;&#1499;&#1461;&#1469;&#1497;&#1500;&#1463;&#1508;&#1468;&#1465;&#1431;&#1514;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#234;&#183;lap&#183;p&#333;&#7791;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3597.htm">Strong's 3597: </a> </span><span class="str2">A club, sledge-hammer</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/74-6.htm">Psalm 74:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/74-6.htm">Psalm 74:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/74-6.htm">Psalm 74:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/74-6.htm">Psalm 74:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/74-6.htm">Psalm 74:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/74-6.htm">Psalm 74:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/74-6.htm">Psalm 74:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/74-6.htm">Psalm 74:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/74-6.htm">Psalm 74:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/74-6.htm">Psalm 74:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/74-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 74:6 Now they break all its carved work (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/74-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 74:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/74-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 74:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:7" /></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>

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