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Psalms 74:8

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Psalms 74:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 74:8

Theological / Devotional

Synagogues. Literally, “places of meeting.” The translation “synagogue” occurs here doubtless because it was not known that the synagogue was a late (postexilic) institution. The Jewish word for synagogue is beth hakkeneseth.

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