106:36 They worshiped 1 their idols,
which became a snare to them. 2
106:37 They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons. 3
106:38 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. 4
106:39 They were defiled by their deeds,
and unfaithful in their actions. 5
1 tn Or “served.”
2 sn Became a snare. See Exod 23:33; Judg 2:3.
3 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 sn Num 35:33-34 explains that bloodshed defiles a land.
5 tn Heb “and they committed adultery in their actions.” This means that they were unfaithful to the