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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]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 106:36 tn Or “served.”
  2. Psalm 106:36 sn Became a snare. See Exod 23:33; Judg 2:3.
  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.
  4. Psalm 106:38 sn Num 35:33-34 explains that bloodshed defiles a land.
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Psalm 106:36-38
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36 They worshiped their idols,(A)
    which became a snare(B) to them.
37 They sacrificed their sons(C)
    and their daughters to false gods.(D)
38 They shed innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons(E) and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was desecrated by their blood.

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