And now they break down its carved work, all at once,
With axes and hammers.
They have set fire to Your sanctuary;
They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.
(A)They said in their hearts,
“Let us [a]destroy them altogether.”
They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 74:8 oppress

They smashed all the carved(A) paneling
    with their axes and hatchets.
They burned your sanctuary to the ground;
    they defiled(B) the dwelling place(C) of your Name.(D)
They said in their hearts, “We will crush(E) them completely!”
    They burned(F) every place where God was worshiped in the land.

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