Psalms 106:36

106:36 They worshiped their idols,

which became a snare to them.

Psalms 115:4

115:4 Their idols are made of silver and gold –

they are man-made.

Psalms 135:15

135:15 The nations’ idols are made of silver and gold,

they are man-made.

Psalms 106:38

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.


tn Or “served.”

sn Became a snare. See Exod 23:33; Judg 2:3.

tn The referent of the pronominal suffix is “the nations” (v. 2).

tn Heb “the work of the hands of man.”

tn Heb “the work of the hands of man.”

sn Num 35:33-34 explains that bloodshed defiles a land.