Psalms 106:34-46

34They did not destroy the peoples as the Lord had commanded them

35but mingled with the nations and adopted their ways.

36They served their idols, which became a snare to them.

37They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.

38They shed innocent blood — the blood of their sons and daughters whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; so the land became polluted with blood.

39They defiled themselves by their actions and prostituted themselves by their deeds.

40Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own inheritance.

41He handed them over to the nations; those who hated them ruled over them.

42Their enemies oppressed them, and they were subdued under their power.

43He rescued them many times, but they continued to rebel deliberately and were beaten down by their iniquity.

44When he heard their cry, he took note of their distress,

45remembered his covenant with them, and relented according to the abundance of his faithful love.

46He caused them to be pitied before all their captors.