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Psalm 106:36-38
New English Translation
Psalm 106:36-38
New English Translation
36 They worshiped[a] their idols,
which became a snare to them.[b]
37 They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.[c]
38 They shed innocent blood—
the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan.
The land was polluted by bloodshed.[d]
Footnotes
- Psalm 106:36 tn Or “served.”
- Psalm 106:36 sn Became a snare. See Exod 23:33; Judg 2:3.
- Psalm 106:37 tn The Hebrew term שֵׁדִים (shedim, “demons”) occurs only here and in Deut 32:17. Some type of lesser deity is probably in view.
- Psalm 106:38 sn Num 35:33-34 explains that bloodshed defiles a land.
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