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Psalms 74:7
Psalms 74:7 is verse 7 of Psalms chapter 74, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.
King James Version
They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
World English Bible
They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling place of your Name.
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Psalms 74:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible
5 like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees
6 and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
7 They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.
8 They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
9 There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
2 Kings 25:9He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
Isaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.
Matthew 22:7The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
Psalms 89:39You have renounced the covenant with Your servant and sullied his crown in the dust.
Ezekiel 24:21Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’
Exodus 20:24You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
Deuteronomy 12:5Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
1 Kings 8:20Now the LORD has fulfilled the word that He spoke. I have succeeded my father David, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised. I have built the house for the Name of the LORD, the God of Israel.