Psalm 74:6–8
6 But now they break down lthe carved work thereof
At once with axes and hammers.
7 m†They have cast fire into thy sanctuary,
nThey have defiled oby casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
8 pThey said in their hearts, Let us †destroy them together:
They have burned up all the jsynagogues of God in the land.
Psalm 74:6–8 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 They smashed all the carved paneling
with their axes and hatchets.
7 They burned your sanctuary to the ground;
they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.
8 They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!”
They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
Psalm 74:6–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 And all its carved wood
they broke down with hatchets and hammers.
7 They set your sanctuary on fire;
they profaned the dwelling place of your name,
bringing it down to the ground.
8 They said to themselves, “We will utterly subdue them”;
they burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
Psalm 74:6–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 With axes and picks,
they smashed the carved paneling.
7 They burned your sanctuary to the ground.
They defiled the place that bears your name.
8 Then they thought, “Let’s destroy everything!”
So they burned down all the places where God was worshiped.
Psalm 74:6–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 And now they break down its carved work, all at once,
With axes and hammers.
7 They have set fire to Your sanctuary;
They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.
8 They said in their hearts,
“Let us destroy them altogether.”
They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.
Psalm 74:6–8 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 They smashed the carved panels
with their axes and hatchets.
7 They burned your Temple to the ground;
they have made the place where you live unclean.
8 They thought, “We will completely crush them!”
They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
Psalm 74:6–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 And now all the carved work thereof
They break down with hatchet and hammers.
7 They have set thy sanctuary on fire;
They have profaned the dwelling-place of thy name by casting it to the ground.
8 They said in their heart, Let us make havoc of them altogether:
They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.
Psalm 74:6–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 And now they break down its carved work altogether, with hatchets and hammers. 7 They have set on fire thy sanctuary, they have profaned the habitation of thy name to the ground. 8 They said in their heart, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all •God’s places of assembly in the land.
Psalm 74:6–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 They smashed all its carved paneling with axes and hatchets.
7 They burned your holy place to the ground.
They dishonored the place where you live among us.
8 They said to themselves, “We will crush them.”
They burned every meeting place of God in the land.
Psalm 74:6–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 then smashing all the carvings
with hatchets and picks.
7 They set Your sanctuary on fire;
they utterly desecrated
the dwelling place of Your name.
8 They said in their hearts,
“Let us oppress them relentlessly.”
They burned down every place throughout the land
where God met with us.
Psalm 74:6–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 And then, with hatchets and hammers,
they smashed all its carved work.
7 They set your sanctuary on fire;
they desecrated the dwelling place of your name,
bringing it to the ground.
8 They said to themselves, “We will utterly subdue them”;
they burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
Psalm 74:6–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
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.
Psalm 74:6–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 They smashed all of the beautiful wooden walls
with their axes and hatchets.
7 They burned your temple to the ground.
They polluted the place where your Name is.
8 They had said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!”
They burned every place where you were worshiped in the land.
Psalm 74:6–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 And now all its carved work
They smash with hatchet and hammers.
7 They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground;
They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name.
8 They said in their heart, “Let us completely subdue them.”
They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.