Psalms 74:7

“They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, etc.] Or, “thy sanctuary into the fire” f1050; which denotes the utter destruction of it by fire, which was done both by the Chaldean and Roman armies; (see <122509>2 Kings 25:9 <402207> Matthew 22:7), they have defiled, by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground, or “to the earth they have defiled the habitation of thy name” f1051; that is, to the last and lowest degree; this Antiochus did when he set up an idol in the temple, and Titus when he laid it level with the ground, not leaving one stone upon another, as our Lord predicted, (<402401>Matthew 24:1,2) the aggravation of which was, that it was the place where the Lord had put…”

“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 the Chaldeans, 2 Kings 25:9; 2 Chronicles 36:19. They have defiled by casting down the dwelling-place of thy name to the ground - The place where thy name dwelt or was recorded Exodus 20:24; that is, the place where God’s name was known, or where he was worshipped. The literal meaning is, “To the earth they have defiled the dwelling of thy name?” The idea is, that they had defiled or polluted the temple by throwing it to the ground; by making it a heap of ruins; by making it undistinguishable…”

“cast fire into thy sanctuary: Heb. sent thy sanctuary into the fire, Kg2 25:9; Isa 64:11; Mat 22:7 defiled: Psa 89:39; Eze 24:21 dwelling: Exo 20:24; Deu 12:5; Kg1 8:20 Psalms 74:8”