They have cast thy Sanctuary into the fire, and razed it to the ground, and have defiled the dwelling place of thy Name.

They said in their [a]hearts, Let us destroy them altogether: they have burnt all the Synagogues of God in the land.

We see not our signs: there is not one Prophet more, nor any with us that knoweth [b]how long.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 74:8 They encouraged one another to cruelty, that not only God’s people might be destroyed, but also his religion utterly in all places suppressed.
  2. Psalm 74:9 They lament that they have no Prophet among them to show them how long their misery should endure.

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

We are given no signs from God;(F)
    no prophets(G) are left,
    and none of us knows how long this will be.

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