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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.[a]
39 They were defiled by their deeds,
and unfaithful in their actions.[b]
40 So the Lord was angry with his people[c]
and despised the people who belonged to him.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 106:38 sn Num 35:33-34 explains that bloodshed defiles a land.
  2. Psalm 106:39 tn Heb “and they committed adultery in their actions.” This means that they were unfaithful to the Lord (see Ps 73:27).
  3. Psalm 106:40 tn Heb “the anger of the Lord burned against his people.”
  4. Psalm 106:40 tn Heb “his inheritance.”