诗篇 74:3-7 CUVS

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:3

Lift up thy feet - That is, Advance, or draw near. Come and look directly and personally on the desolations which now exist in the holy city.Unto the perpetual desolations - Hebrew, “the ruins of perpetuity,” or eternity; that is, such as have been long continued, and threaten to continue forever. The ruin had not suddenly come, and it did not seem likely soon to pass away, but appeared to be entire and permanent. The destruction of the city seemed to be complete and final.Even all that the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:4

Thine enemies roar - This refers to the shout and tumult of war. They raised up the war-cry even in the very place where the congregations had been assembled; where God had been worshipped. The word rendered “roar” properly has reference to wild beasts; and the meaning is, that their war-cry resembled the howling of beasts of prey.In the midst of thy congregations - literally, “in the midst of thine assembly.” This is a different word from that which is rendered “congregation” in Psalms 74:2.... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:5

A man was famous - literally, “He is known;” or, shall be known. That is, he was or shall be celebrated.According as he had lifted up axes - literally, “As one raising on high axes;” that is, as one lifts up his axe high in the air in order to strike an effectual stroke.Upon the thick trees - The clumps of trees; the trees standing thick together. That is, As he showed skill and ability in cutting these down, and laying them low. His celebrity was founded on the rapidity with which the strokes... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:6

But now they break down the carved work thereof ... - literally, “But now the carvings of it together, at once, with sledge and hammers they beat down.” The carved work refers evidently to the ornaments of the temple. The word used here - פתוח pittûach - is rendered engraving, carved work, or carving; Exodus 28:11, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 28:36; Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:14, Exodus 39:30; Zechariah 3:9; 2 Chronicles 2:14. It is the very word which in 1 Kings 6:29 is applied to the ornaments around... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:7

They have cast fire into thy sanctuary - Into the temple to destroy it. Literally, “They have cast thy sanctuary into the fire.” The meaning is, that they had burned it down. This was actually done by the Chaldeans, 2 Kings 25:9; 2 Chronicles 36:19.They have defiled by casting down the dwelling-place of thy name to the ground - The place where thy name dwelt or was recorded Exodus 20:24; that is, the place where God’s name was known, or where he was worshipped. The literal meaning is, “To the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 74:3

Psalms 74:3. Lift up thy feet This is spoken after the manner of men, and means, Come speedily to our rescue, and do not delay, as men do when they sit or stand still; unto Or rather, because of, the perpetual desolations Namely, those ruins of the city and country, which had lasted so very long, and which, if God did not come to their help, he intimates, would be perpetual and irrecoverable. Even all that the enemy hath done wickedly, &c. God had deserted his sanctuary, and the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 74:4

Psalms 74:4. Thine enemies roar Make loud outcries; either out of rage and fury against the conquered and captivated Israelites, now in their power; or rather, in the way of triumph for their success and victory. In the midst of thy congregations In the places where thy people used to assemble together for thy worship; whereby they designed to insult, not only over us, but over thee also, as if their idols had been too strong for thee. They set up their ensigns for signs As trophies,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 74:5-6

Psalms 74:5-6. A man was famous, &c. The meaning, according to this translation, is this: The temple was so noble a structure, that it was a great honour to any man to be employed in the meanest part of the work, though it were but in cutting down the trees of Lebanon. And this interpretation is favoured by the opposition in the next verse. But now, &c. Some learned expositors, however, translate the first words of this verse, יודע , not, He was famous, but, as is more literal, ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 74:7-8

Psalms 74:7-8. They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, &c. The Chaldeans first polluted, and then set fire to Solomon’s temple, and burned that stately and costly fabric down to the ground. And Antiochus set fire to the gates of the second temple, ( 1Ma 4:28 ,) and afterward the Romans razed it from the foundation, and left not one stone upon another. They said, Let us destroy them together Root and branch, one as well as another, or all at once. So they desired, and so, it seems,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 74:1-23

Psalms 74:0 Israel in captivityThis psalm belongs to the time that followed the destruction of the nation Israel. Assyria conquered the northern kingdom in 722 BC, and Babylon the southern kingdom during the years 605-587 BC. The people were taken captive into foreign lands and the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed (2 Kings 25:8-12). Now, with the centre of their religious life gone, the people feel cut off from God. Worse than that, the bitter years in captivity lead them to doubt God’s... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 74:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 74:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 74:5-6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 74:7-8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 74:1-23

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