Psalms 74:6

6 And now its carved works altogether they have smashed with axe and hammer.

Psalms 74:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 74:6

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with
axes and hammers.
] Formerly it was an honour to be employed in cutting down a tree for the building of the temple; but now so little regard was paid to it, that all its fine carved work, which Solomon made, ( 1 Kings 6:18 1 Kings 6:29 1 Kings 6:30 ) , was demolished at once in a rude and furious manner with axes and hammers; which was done either by the Chaldeans in Nebuchadnezzar's time, or by the Syrians in the times of Antiochus, or by the Romans in the times of Vespasian; the first seems intended; see ( Jeremiah 46:22 Jeremiah 46:23 ) .

Psalms 74:6 In-Context

4 Your enemies have roared in the midst of your meeting place; they have set up their signs [for] signs.

5 They are known [to be] like [those who] {wield} axes in a thicket of trees.

6 And now its carved works altogether they have smashed with axe and hammer.

7 They have set fire to your sanctuary. They have defiled to the ground, the dwelling place for your name.

8 They have said in their heart, "We will completely oppress them." They burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

Footnotes

• [a]. According to the reading tradition (Qere)
• [b]. That is, the temple's