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

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

They have cast fire into your sanctuary - Into the temple to destroy it. Literally, “They have cast your sanctuary into the fire.” …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

They have cast fire into. —Literally, They have cast into fire your sanctuary. This is probably a hyperbolic expression, …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

They have set fire to thy sanctuaries. The Psalmist now complains that the temple was burned, and thus completely razed and destroyed, whe…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

They have cast fire into your sanctuary
Or, "your sanctuary into the fire" F15 ; which denotes the utter …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This psalm appears to describe the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by the Chaldeans. The deplorable case of the people of God, at the time,…

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