They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.
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Gill's Exposition
They said in their hearts, let us destroy them together,.... The Targum is,
"their children, are together;''
or "their kindred", as the Septuagint Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, and Arabic versions,…
Barnes' Notes
They have cast fire into thy sanctuary - Into the temple to destroy it. Literally, “They have cast thy sanctuary into the fire.” The meaning is, that they had burned it down. This was actually done by…
This psalm is entitled Maschil - a psalm to give instruction, for it was penned in a day of affliction, which is intended for instruction; and this instruction in general it gives us, That when we…
Cambridge Bible
They have set thy sanctuary on fire;
They have profaned the dwelling place of thy name even to the ground. (R.V.)
The verse appears to speak of a complete destruction of the Temple by fire. This was…
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