Psalms
Psalm 74:6–8
6and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
7They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground;
they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.
8They said in their hearts,
“We will crush them completely.”
They burned down every place
where God met us in the land.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 74:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | וְעֵת | wə·ʿēṯ | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| smashing | יַהֲלֹמֽוּן׃ | ya·hă·lō·mūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun | H1986 smite, hammer, strike down |
| all | יָּ֑חַד | yā·ḥaḏ | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| the carvings | פִּתּוּחֶ֣יהָ | pit·tū·ḥe·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H6603 engraving |
| with hatchets | בְּכַשִּׁ֥יל | bə·ḵaš·šîl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3781 axe |
| and picks | וְ֝כֵֽילַפֹּ֗ת | wə·ḵê·lap·pōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H3597 club, sledge-hammer |
Psalm 74:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They have burned | שִׁלְח֣וּ | šil·ḥū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H7971 send |
| Your sanctuary | מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ | miq·dā·še·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4720 sacred place, sanctuary |
| to the ground | לָ֝אָ֗רֶץ | lā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| they have defiled | חִלְּל֥וּ | ḥil·lə·lū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H2490 bore, pierce |
| the dwelling place | מִֽשְׁכַּן־ | miš·kan- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle' |
| of Your Name | שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ | šə·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
Psalm 74:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They said | אָמְר֣וּ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| in their hearts | בְ֭לִבָּם | ḇə·lib·bām | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| We will crush them | נִינָ֣ם | nî·nām | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine plural | H3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat |
| completely | יָ֑חַד | yā·ḥaḏ | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| They burned down | שָׂרְפ֖וּ | śā·rə·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8313 burn |
| every | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| place | מוֹעֲדֵי־ | mō·w·‘ă·ḏê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
| where God met us | אֵ֣ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| in the land | בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 74:6 1 Kings 6:18 · 1 Kings 6:29 · 1 Kings 6:35 · 1 Kings 6:32
Psalm 74:7 2 Kings 25:9 · Matthew 22:7 · Ezekiel 24:21 · Isaiah 64:11 · Deuteronomy 12:5 · Psalm 89:39
Psalm 74:8 Psalm 83:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.