Psalm 74:8 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 74:1-11

This psalm is entitled Maschil?a psalm to give instruction, for it was penned in a day of affliction, which is intended for instruction; and this instruction in general it gives us, That when we are, upon any account, in distress, it is our wisdom and duty to apply to God by faithful and fervent prayer, and we shall not find it in vain to do so. Three things the people of God here complain of:? I. The displeasure of God against them, as that which was the cause and bitterness of all their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 74:8

They said in their hearts, let us destroy them together ,.... The Targum is, "their children, are together;' or "their kindred", as the Septuagint Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, and Arabic versions, taking the word to be of נין , which signifies a "son"; and the sense to be, that seeing they were all together, as the Jews were at the taking of Jerusalem, they might be cut off at once. Jarchi explains it of their rulers; Marinus, as Aben Ezra observes, derives it from a word which signifies... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:8

Let us destroy them - Their object was totally to annihilate the political existence of the Jewish people. They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land - It is supposed that there were no synagogues in the land till after the Babylonish captivity. How then could the Chaldeans burn up any in Judea? The word מועדי moadey , which we translate synagogues, may be taken in a more general sense, and mean any places where religious assemblies were held: and that such places and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:8

Verse 8 8.They have said in their heart, Let us destroy them all together. To express the more forcibly the atrocious cruelty of the enemies of the Church, the prophet introduces them speaking together, and exciting one another to commit devastation without limit or measure. His language implies, that each of them, as if they had not possessed enough of courage to do mischief, stirred up and stimulated his fellow to waste and destroy the whole of God’s people, without leaving so much as one of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:1-23

In favour of the first is the ascription of the psalm in the "title" to Asaph. But all other considerations are against it. There is no evidence that Shishak ever entered Jerusalem. He certainly did not break down the carved work of the temple, or set the temple on fire, much less "cast it down to the ground." His invasion was a mere raid, and Rehoboam seems to have bought his retreat by the sacrifice of the temple treasury ( 2 Kings 14:25-28 ; 2 Chronicles 12:2-12 ). The circumstances... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:3-8

Hell's carnival. This is what is portrayed to us in these lamentations over the desecrations and destructions wreaked upon the temple at Jerusalem, probably at the time of Nebuchadnezzar's invasion (see 2 Chronicles 36:17 , etc.). As the destroyer acted then, so he acts now when the like work is on hand of profaning God's sanctuary. What the ancient temple was, the Church of God is—the sanctuary of God. And it has once and again come under the destroyer's power. I. THE TEMPLE IS... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:7-12

The destructive work of man and the constructive work of God. The prayer in Psalms 74:1 , Psalms 74:2 , to help the people sunk in the deepest misery, is followed by its basis or ground, which consists of a picture of this misery ( Psalms 74:3-9 ); the sanctuary is destroyed, and all traces of the presence of God among his people have disappeared. The short prayer in Psalms 74:10 , Psalms 74:11 seeks support and stay in the thought of the omnipotence of the God of Israel ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:8

They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them altogether . It was, no doubt, the intention of Nebuchadnezzar to destroy Israel as a nation. Hence the complete destruction of the city and temple ( 2 Kings 25:9 , 2 Kings 25:10 ; 2 Chronicles 36:19 ; Lamentations 2:1-9 , etc.); hence the deportation of all the strength of the nation ( 2 Kings 24:14-16 ; 2 Kings 25:11 ), and their settlement in the far off region of Babylonia; hence the desolation, not only of Jerusalem, but of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:8

They said in their hearts - They purposed; they designed it.Let us destroy them together - Let us destroy all these buildings, temples, towers, and walls at the same time; let us make an entire destruction of them all.They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land - The phrase “they have burned up” must refer to the places or edifices where assemblies for public worship were held, since it cannot be supposed that the idea is that they had burned up the assemblies of worshippers... 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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 74:1-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 74:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 74:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:3-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:7-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 74:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 74:8

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

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