Psalms

Psalm 74:7–8

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

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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

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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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.