Psalms 106:29

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

27kill their descendants among the nations, and scatter them throughout various lands. 28They joined in worshiping the god Baal while they were at Peor, and they ate what was sacrificed to the dead. They infuriated God by what they did, and a plague broke out among them. 30Then Phinehas stood between God and the people, and the plague was stopped. 31Because of this, Phinehas was considered righteous forever, throughout every generation.

Psalms 106:29 word by word

וַ֭יַּכְעִיסוּ בְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֑ם וַתִּפְרָץ־בָּ֝֗ם מַגֵּפָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• to angerכָּעַסka‛as · to provokeH3707
• with their inventionsמַעֲלָלma‛ălâl · deedH4611
• and the plagueמַגֵּפָהmaggêphâh · plagueH4046
• brake inפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555

Cross-references for Psalms 106:29

• Psalms 106:39They became filthy because of what they did. They behaved like prostitutes.
• Psalms 99:8O Lord, our God, you answered them. You showed them that you are a forgiving God and that you are a God who punishes their ⌞sinful⌟ deeds.
• Deuteronomy 32:16They made him furious because they worshiped foreign gods and angered him because they worshiped worthless idols.
• Ecclesiastes 7:29I have found only this: God made people decent, but they looked for many ways ⌞to avoid being decent⌟.”
• Romans 1:21They knew God but did not praise and thank him for being God. Instead, their thoughts were pointless, and their misguided minds were plunged into darkness.
• Numbers 25:9However, 24,000 people died from that plague.
• 1 Corinthians 10:8We shouldn’t sin sexually as some of them did. Twenty-three thousand of them died on one 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

Topics related to Psalms 106:29

• Anger

In the dictionaries

• Gather
• Leanness
• Mingle
• Open
• Repent
• David
• Hallel
• Intercession
• Molech; Moloch
• Plague

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