Psalm 74:5-7 NLT,NIV,ESV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 74:5

"They seemed as men that lifted upAxes upon a thicket of trees.And now all the carved work thereofThey brake down with hatchet and hammers."These verses describe the destruction of the holy temple itself. The conquering enemy soldiers assaulted the sanctuary just like a company of woodsmen chopping down a grove of trees. "The interior walls of Solomon's Temple were paneled with cedar and decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees and flowers."[6] It was more than the mere instinct of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 74:7

"They have set thy sanctuary on fire;They have profaned the dwelling place of thy Name by casting it to the ground.They said in their hearts,Let us make havoc of them altogether:They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.""Thy sanctuary on fire... God's dwelling place cast to the ground" (Psalms 74:7). The total destruction of the temple is indicated in these lines, a disaster that came only once, namely, in 586 B.C. at the end of the reign of Zedekiah."They ... burned up all the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 74:5-6

Psalms 74:5-6. A man was famous, &c.— They shew themselves as one lifts up axes an high, in the thicket of the trees. Psalms 74:6. But now, &c. Houbigant renders it in the perfect tense; and, instead of the carved work thereof, reads, thy gates. But now they have broken down thy gates. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:5

5, 6. Though some terms and clauses here are very obscure, the general sense is that the spoilers destroyed the beauties of the temple with the violence of woodmen. was famous—literally, "was known." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:6

6. carved work— ( :-). thereof—that is, of the temple, in the writer's mind, though not expressed till :-, in which its utter destruction by fire is mentioned (2 Kings 25:9; Isaiah 64:11). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:7

7. defiled—or, "profaned," as in Psalms 89:39. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 74:1-23

Psalms 74The writer appears to have written this communal lament psalm after one of Israel’s enemies destroyed the sanctuary. [Note: See Ralph W. Klein, Israel in Exile: A Theological Interpretation, pp. 19-20.] The Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 586 B.C. may therefore be the background. The writer asked the Lord to remember His people and defeat her enemies, as He had in the past, for His own glory (cf. Psalms 79; Psalms 137; Lam.)."The temple has been violated. The key... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 74:3-9

2. A lament over the enemy’s destruction 74:3-9 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 74:4-8

These descriptions of the destruction also picture a complete devastation of the sanctuary as the last of God’s successive meeting places (Psalms 74:8; cf. Exodus 20:24; Psalms 78:60-64). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:1-23

Psalms 74, 79 seem to reflect the same historical situation, and are usually ascribed to the same author. Both were written in a time of national calamity, when the Temple was profaned (Psalms 74), and the Israelites ruthlessly slaughtered (Psalms 79) by a heathen enemy. The occasion described must have been either the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadrezzar’s army (586 b.c., 2 Kings 24; 2 Chronicles 36:11 f; Jeremiah 39:1-8; Jeremiah 52:1-4), or the persecution of the Jews by Antiochus... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 74:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 74:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 74:5-6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 74:1-23

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 74:3-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 74:4-8

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:1-23

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