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Psalms 106:39

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 106:39 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thus were they defiled with their works, And played the harlot in their doings.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thus were they defiled with their works, And played the harlot in their doings.
Psalms 106:39 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 106

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
36And served their idols, Which became a snare unto them.
37Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,
38And shed innocent blood, Even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan; And the land was polluted with blood.
39Thus were they defiled with their works, And played the harlot in their doings.
40Therefore was the wrath of Jehovah kindled against his people, And he abhorred his inheritance.
41And he gave them into the hand of the nations; And they that hated them ruled over them.
42Their enemies also oppressed them, And they were brought into subjection under their hand.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Thus were they defiled with their own works - By their very attempts to deliver themselves from sin. They were corrupt, and the consciousness that they were sinners led them to the commission of even greater enormities in attempting to expiate their guilt, even by the sacrifice of their own sons and daughters. Thus all the religions of the pagan begin in sin, and end in sin. The consciousness of sin only leads to the commission of greater sin; to all the abominations of idol-worship; to the sacrifice - the murder - of the innocent, with the vain hope of thus making expiation for their crimes. Sinners have never yet been able to devise a way by which they may make themselves pure. It is only…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“106:39 Idolatry, like adultery, defiles God’s people (see Lev 18:24; Hos 5:3).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“defiled: Isa 24:5, Isa 24:6, Isa 59:3; Eze 20:18, Eze 20:30, Eze 20:31, Eze 20:43 went: Exo 34:16; Lev 17:7, Lev 20:5, Lev 20:6; Num 15:39; Jer 3:1, Jer 3:2, Jer 3:6-9; Ezek. 16:15-63; Ezek. 23:3-49; Hos 9:1; Rev 17:1-6 their own: Psa 106:29 Psalms 106:40”
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