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
79:10 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”
Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants
be avenged among the nations! 2
1 sn Num 35:33-34 explains that bloodshed defiles a land.
2 tn Heb “may it be known among the nations, to our eyes, the vengeance of the shed blood of your servants.”