Psalm 74:8

Translations

Modern

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.

Traditional

They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

Literal

They said in their hearts, “Let us oppress them altogether!” They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

Latin

Dixerunt in corde suo cognatio eorum simul: Quiescere faciamus omnes dies festos Dei a terra.

Original

Hebrew

English

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.

Notes

Psalms 74:3–8

Like a guide, the psalmist points out to the Lord what took place during the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC.

Psalms 74:1–23

The psalmist laments the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. This happened in 586 BC. The psalmist uses vivid imagery, asks questions, recalls fresh memories, and directly asks the Lord to act (Psalm 74:19–23).

Psalms 73:1–75:10

The seeming success of the wicked (Psalm 73) and God's apparent rejection of his people (Psalm 74) raise questions about his justice. God rules the entire world and decides when to judge (Psalm 75).

Theme notes and profiles

Questions and Doubt

Related verses

Psalm 83:4
…saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
Psalm 137:7
Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
Esther 3:8–9
Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
2 Kings 2:5
Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
2 Kings 4:23
“Why would you go to him today?” he replied. “It is not a New Moon or a Sabbath.” “Everything is all right,” she said.
Matthew 4:23
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
2 Kings 2:3
Then the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
2 Chronicles 17:9
They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.

Parallels

Psalm 79:1–13 Jeremiah 52:1–11

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Asaph Imprecatory Psalms Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Arson: General Scriptures Concerning Persecution of the Righteous Synagogues: Early Notice of Their Existence

Psalm 74:8

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