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They are[a] known to be like those who wield[b]
axes in a thicket of trees.
And now[c] its[d] carved works altogether
they have smashed with axe and hammer.
They have set fire to your sanctuary.
They have defiled to the ground,
the dwelling place for your name.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 74:5 Hebrew “He is”
  2. Psalm 74:5 Literally “lift up”
  3. Psalm 74:6 According to the reading tradition (Qere)
  4. Psalm 74:6 That is, the temple’s