Psalm 74:3-7
King James Version
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 according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.
6 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
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Psalm 74:3-7
English Standard Version
3 Direct your steps to (A)the perpetual ruins;
the enemy has destroyed everything in the sanctuary!
4 Your foes have (B)roared in the midst of your meeting place;
(C)they set up their (D)own signs for (E)signs.
5 They were like those who swing (F)axes
in a forest of trees.[a]
6 And all its (G)carved wood
they broke down with hatchets and hammers.
7 They (H)set your sanctuary on fire;
they (I)profaned (J)the dwelling place of your name,
bringing it down to the ground.
Footnotes
- Psalm 74:5 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
