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. 1
106:39 They were defiled by their deeds,
and unfaithful in their actions. 2
1 sn Num 35:33-34 explains that bloodshed defiles a land.
2 tn Heb “and they committed adultery in their actions.” This means that they were unfaithful to the