New English Translation
Psalms 106:29
29They made the Lord angry by their actions, 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
27make their descendants die among the nations, and scatter them among foreign lands. 28They worshiped Baal of Peor, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead. They made the Lord angry by their actions, and a plague broke out among them. 30Phinehas took a stand and intervened, and the plague subsided. 31This brought him a reward, an eternal gift.
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 106:39They were defiled by their deeds, and unfaithful in their actions.
- Psalms 99:8O Lord our God, you answered them. They found you to be a forgiving God, but also one who punished their sinful deeds.
- Deuteronomy 32:16They made him jealous with other gods, they enraged him with abhorrent idols.
- Ecclesiastes 7:29This alone have I discovered: God made humankind upright, but they have sought many evil schemes.
- Romans 1:21For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened.
- Numbers 25:9Those that died in the plague were 24,000.
- 1 Corinthians 10:8And let us not be immoral, as some of them were, and twenty-three thousand died 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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