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Psalms 106:29
29Thus they provoked Him to anger with their practices, And a plague broke out among them.
Psalms 106:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.
- New International Version (NIV)they aroused the Lord’s anger by their wicked deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)they provoked the Lord to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And the plague broke out among them.
Context of Psalms 106:29
27And that He would cast out their descendants among the nations And scatter them in the lands [of the earth]. 28They joined themselves also to [the idol] Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices offered to the dead. Thus they provoked Him to anger with their practices, And a plague broke out among them. 30Then Phinehas [the priest] stood up and interceded, And so the plague was halted. 31And that was credited to him for righteousness, To all generations forever.
Read all of Psalms 106Psalms 106:29 word by word
וַ֭יַּכְעִיסוּ בְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֑ם וַתִּפְרָץ־בָּ֝֗ם מַגֵּפָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 106:29
- Psalms 106:39In this way they became unclean in their practices; They played the prostitute in their own deeds [by giving their worship, which belongs to God alone, to other “gods”].
- Psalms 99:8You answered them, O Lord our God; You were a forgiving God to them, And yet an avenger of their evil practices.
- Deuteronomy 32:16They provoked Him to jealousy with strange gods [by denying Him the honor and loyalty that is rightfully and uniquely His]; And with repulsive acts they provoked Him to anger.
- Ecclesiastes 7:29Behold, I have found only this [as a reason]: God made man upright and uncorrupted, but they [both men and women] have sought out many devices [for evil].”
- Romans 1:21For even though they knew God [as the Creator], they did not honor Him as God or give thanks [for His wondrous creation]. On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking [godless, with pointless reasonings, and silly speculations], and their foolish heart was darkened.
- Numbers 25:9Nevertheless, those [Israelites] who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
- 1 Corinthians 10:8We must not indulge in [nor tolerate] sexual immorality, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand [suddenly] fell [dead] in a single day!
Commentaries on Psalms 106:29
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions - The word rendered “inventions” means properly “works; deeds;” then it is used in the sense of “evil” deeds, crimes. And the plague brake in upon them - See Numbers 25:8-9. No less than twenty-four thousand fell in the plague. Numbers 25:9.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-33Verses 13-33 Those that will not wait for God's counsel, shall justly be given up to their own hearts' lusts, to walk in their own counsels. An undue desire, even for lawful things, becomes sinful. God showed his displeasure for this. He filled them with uneasiness of mind, terror of conscience, and self-reproach. Many that fare deliciously every day, and whose bodies are healthful, have leanness in their souls: no love to God, no thankfulness, no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-39When the Israelites entered the land, they brought their idol worship with them. Their behavior stayed the same, and they angered the Lord with their actions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3028-30. sacrifices of the dead--that is, of lifeless idols, contrasted with "the living God" (Jr 10:3-10; compare Psa 115:4-7; 1Co 12:2). On the words, joined themselves to Baal-peor--see Nu 25:2, 3, 5. Baal-peor--that is, the possessor of Peor, the mountain on which Chemosh, the idol of Moab, was worshipped, and at the foot of which Israel at the time lay encamped (Nu 23:28). The name never occurs except in connection with that locality and that…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 106
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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