Psalm 74:6 KJV

Psalms · chapter 74 · verse 6

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.Psalm 74:6 · King James Version

Psalm 74:6 in context

4Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

5A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

6But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.

8They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land.

This psalm is entitled Maschil - a psalm to give instruction, for it was penned in a day of affliction, which is intended for instruction;

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11