Psalms 106:38-39

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 

[106:38]  ¹ sn Num 35:33-34 explains that bloodshed defiles a land.

[106:39]  ² tn Heb “and they committed adultery in their actions.” This means that they were unfaithful to the Lord (see Ps 73:27).