sanctuary - The holy of holies; the walls of her palaces are those of the sacred buildings.

Has cast off ... has abhorred. —The two verbs are used in a similar context in Psalm 89:38.

His sanctuary. …

He proceeds with the same subject and adopts similar words. He says first, that God had abominated his altar—an expression not strictly pr…

The Lord has cast off his altar
Whether of incense, or of burnt offerings; the sacrifices of which used to be accept…

A sad representation is made here of the state of God's church, of Jacob and Israel; but the focus seems mostly to be on the hand of the Lord in th…

Here he touches on the destruction of the structures that were in the temple.

First, concerning the altar for worship: His altar