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They defiled the place that bears your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/74.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They set your sanctuary on fire; they profaned the dwelling place of your name, bringing it down to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/74.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/74.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled <i>by casting down</i> the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/74.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/74.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/74.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They have burned Thy sanctuary to the ground; They have defiled the dwelling place of Thy name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/74.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They have set Your sanctuary on fire; <i>By bringing it</i> to the ground, they have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/74.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; They have profaned the dwelling place of Your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/74.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They set your sanctuary on fire; they utterly desecrated the dwelling place of your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/74.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They set Your sanctuary on fire; they utterly desecrated the dwelling place of Your name. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/74.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They have set thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name by casting it to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/74.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They burned down your temple and badly disgraced it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/74.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They have set thy sanctuary on fire; they have profaned the dwelling place of thy name even to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/74.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They burned your holy place to the ground. They dishonored the place where you live among us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/74.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They wrecked your Temple and set it on fire; they desecrated the place where you are worshiped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/74.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They burned your sanctuary to the ground, desecrating your dwelling place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/74.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/74.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/74.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/74.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling-place of thy name to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/74.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/74.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They have sent Your sanctuary into fire, "" They defiled the Dwelling Place of Your Name to the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/74.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They have sent into fire Thy sanctuary, to the earth they polluted the tabernacle of Thy name,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/74.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They cast thy holy place into fire, to the earth they defiled the tent of thy name.<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 set fire to thy sanctuary: they have defiled the dwelling place of thy name on the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/74.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 73:7>They have set fire to your Sanctuary. They have polluted the tabernacle of your name on earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/74.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They set your sanctuary on fire, profaned your name’s abode by razing it to the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/74.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They set your sanctuary on fire; they desecrated the dwelling place of your name, bringing it to the ground.<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 set fire to and burned thy sanctuary; they have defiled the dwelling place of thy name on earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/74.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They took and burned your holy place with fire and they defiled the Tabernacle of your Name in 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 have set Thy sanctuary on fire; They have profaned the dwelling-place of Thy name even to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/74.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They have burnt thy sanctuary with fire to the ground; they have profaned the habitation of thy name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/74-7.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=9026" 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">6</span>and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šil·ḥū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">They have burned</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ḇā·’êš (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4720.htm" title="4720: miq·dā·še·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sacred place, sanctuary. Or miqqdash; from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary or asylum.">Your sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">to the ground;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: ḥil·lə·lū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">they have defiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: miš·kan- (N-msc) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">the dwelling place</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šə·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">of Your Name.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.…<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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/daniel/9-17.htm">Daniel 9:17</a></span><br />So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.<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="/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="/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="/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/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13-14</a></span><br />where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. / 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 2:19-21</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there. / But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They have cast fire into your sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of your name to the ground.</p><p class="hdg">cast fire into thy sanctuary.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a></b></br> And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great <i>man's</i> house burnt he with fire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/64-11.htm">Isaiah 64:11</a></b></br> Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-7.htm">Matthew 22:7</a></b></br> But when the king heard <i>thereof</i>, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.</p><p class="hdg">defiled</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Psalm 89:39</a></b></br> Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown <i>by casting it</i> to the ground.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-21.htm">Ezekiel 24:21</a></b></br> Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.</p><p class="hdg">dwelling</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Exodus 20:24</a></b></br> An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5</a></b></br> But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, <i>even</i> unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-20.htm">1 Kings 8:20</a></b></br> And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/66-15.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/job/30-19.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/job/36-14.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-10.htm">Desecrated</a> <a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/psalms/52-5.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/psalms/71-3.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/74-4.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/55-20.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/psalms/55-20.htm">Profaned</a> <a href="/psalms/18-16.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/psalms/68-16.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/psalms/53-3.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/74-8.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/psalms/76-6.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/psalms/106-38.htm">Desecrated</a> <a href="/psalms/76-2.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/psalms/76-2.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/74-8.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/80-9.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/psalms/76-2.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/77-13.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Polluted</a> <a href="/psalms/89-39.htm">Profaned</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-1.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/psalms/77-13.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/psalms/76-2.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Unclean</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 temple, originally built by Solomon, was the center of Jewish worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. The burning of the sanctuary likely refers to the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, as recorded in <a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a>. This event was a fulfillment of prophetic warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/7-14.htm">Jeremiah 7:14</a>) due to the people's persistent idolatry and disobedience. The burning symbolizes not only physical destruction but also a spiritual judgment against the nation. The temple's destruction is a type of the ultimate judgment and purification that Christ would bring, as He spoke of the temple of His body being destroyed and raised in three days (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>).<p><b>they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.</b><br>The defilement of the temple signifies the desecration of what was holy and set apart for God. The "dwelling place of Your Name" emphasizes the temple as the location where God's presence was uniquely manifest, as seen in <a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29</a>. The defilement could include the introduction of pagan idols and practices, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/8.htm">Ezekiel 8</a>, where abominations were committed within the temple precincts. This act of defilement is a profound insult to God's holiness and a violation of the covenant relationship. It foreshadows the ultimate cleansing and restoration through Jesus Christ, who is the true temple (<a href="/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21</a>) and through whom believers become the temple of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>). The defilement and subsequent restoration highlight the need for purity and reverence in worship, pointing to the eschatological hope of a new heaven and new earth where God's presence will dwell with His people eternally (<a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist (Asaph)</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to Asaph, a leader of one of the temple choirs during the time of King David. The psalm reflects a communal lament over the destruction of the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctuary.htm">The Sanctuary</a></b><br>Refers to the holy temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_invaders.htm">The Invaders</a></b><br>While not specified in this verse, historical context suggests the Babylonians, who destroyed Solomon's Temple in 586 B.C.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dwelling_place_of_god's_name.htm">The Dwelling Place of God's Name</a></b><br>This phrase emphasizes the temple as the earthly representation of God's presence and glory.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_destruction.htm">The Event of Destruction</a></b><br>The burning and defiling of the temple, a catastrophic event for the Israelites, symbolizing a severe spiritual and national crisis.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_the_temple.htm">The Significance of the Temple</a></b><br>The temple was not just a building but a symbol of God's covenant and presence with His people. Its destruction was a profound spiritual loss.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The destruction of the temple serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It calls believers to examine their own lives for areas of disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God remains sovereign. The destruction of the temple was part of His divine plan, ultimately leading to restoration and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_lament.htm">The Call to Lament</a></b><br>Lament is a biblical response to tragedy and loss. It allows believers to express grief while maintaining faith in God's ultimate justice and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_new_covenant_temple.htm">The New Covenant Temple</a></b><br>In the New Testament, believers are described as the temple of the Holy Spirit. This calls for a life of holiness and dedication to God.<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/do_you_believe_in_what_you_cannot_see.htm">What is Zion's significance in biblical prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_archaeological_proofs_of_psalm_74.htm">Psalm 74:6-7 describes enemies hacking at woodwork and burning the temple; are there archaeological findings that confirm such extensive destruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_david's_vow_in_psalm_132_2-5_historical.htm">Psalm 132:2-5: Is there reliable historical record that David made such a solemn vow, or might this be a later tradition retrofitted into his story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_temple_worship_essential_in_psalm_100_4.htm">Why does the psalm present worship at the temple ('enter his gates,' Psalm 100:4) as essential, when other parts of the Bible emphasize worship outside Jerusalem's temple?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">They have cast fire into.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">They have cast into fire thy sanctuary. </span>Probably a hyperbolic expression, and purporting to express the vastness of the conflagration. Others compare with the English "set on fire," and French <span class= "ital">mettre a feu.</span><p>We learn from <a href="//apocrypha.org/1_maccabees/4-38.htm" title="And when they saw the sanctuary desolate, and the altar profaned, and the gates burned up, and shrubs growing in the courts as in a forest, or in one of the mountains, yea, and the priests' chambers pulled down;">1 Maccabees 4:38</a>, and Josephus, <span class= "ital">Antt. xii.</span>, 7:6, that Judas Maccabaeus, in coming to restore the Temple, found that the gates had been burnt.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/74.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They have cast tire into thy sanctuary;</span> or, they have set thy sanctuary fire (Revised Version). The temple of Solomon was burnt by Nebuchadnezzar (<a href="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19</a>). That of Zerubbabel was never burnt, but was entirely rebuilt, and on a much larger scale, by Herod the Great. That of Herod the Great was burnt in the siege by Titus. <span class="cmt_word">They have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy Name to the ground</span> (comp. <a href="/lamentations/2-6.htm">Lamentations 2:6</a>; <a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">Lamentations 4:1</a>). The very foundations of the second temple had to be laid by Zerubbabel (<a href="/ezra/3-6.htm">Ezra 3:6, 12</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/74-7.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 have burned</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁלְח֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šil·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your sanctuary</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(miq·dā·še·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4720.htm">Strong's 4720: </a> </span><span class="str2">A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{to the ground};</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, 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 /><br /><span class="word">they have defiled</span><br /><span class="heb">חִלְּל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥil·lə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the dwelling place</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽשְׁכַּן־</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kan-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your name.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 74:7 They have burned your sanctuary to (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/74-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 74:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/74-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 74:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 74:8" /></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>