Psalms 106:36

106:36 They worshiped ¹  their idols,

which became a snare to them. ² 

Psalms 115:4

115:4 Their ³  idols are made of silver and gold –

they are man-made. ⁴ 

Psalms 135:15

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

they are man-made. ⁵ 

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. ⁶ 

[106:36]  ¹ tn Or “served.”

[106:36]  ² sn Became a snare. See Exod 23:33; Judg 2:3.

[115:4]  ³ tn The referent of the pronominal suffix is “the nations” (v. 2).

[115:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “the work of the hands of man.”

[135:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “the work of the hands of man.”

[106:38]  ⁷ sn Num 35:33-34 explains that bloodshed defiles a land.