Psalms 74:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 74:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 74:7 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 74:7 — KJV
“They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. They have cast...: Heb. They have sent thy sanctuary unto the fire”
— Psalms 74:7 (KJV)
Psalms 74:7 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
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Cross-References for Psalms 74:7
“And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. overthrow: Heb. break down”
Shares key themes with Psalms 74:7: fire, down, place
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with Psalms 74:7: into, down, place
“And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. thy fair...: Heb. instruments of thine ornament”
Shares key themes with Psalms 74:7: into, down, place
“And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 74:7: cast, fire, into
“And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. sent: or, had sent lodged: Heb. lay”
Shares key themes with Psalms 74:7: into, name, heb
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