New King James Version
Psalms 106:29
29Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And the 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 Living Translation (NLT)They angered the Lord with all these things, so a plague broke out among them.
Context of Psalms 106:29
27To overthrow their descendants among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands. 28They joined themselves also to Baal of Peor, And ate sacrifices made to the dead. Thus they provoked Him to anger with their deeds, And the plague broke out among them. 30Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was stopped. 31And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations forevermore.
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 106:39Thus they were defiled by their own works, And played the harlot by their own deeds.
- Psalms 99:8You answered them, O Lord our God; You were to them God-Who-Forgives, Though You took vengeance on their deeds.
- Deuteronomy 32:16They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods; With abominations they provoked Him to anger.
- Ecclesiastes 7:29Truly, this only I have found: That God made man upright, But they have sought out many schemes.”
- Romans 1:21because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
- Numbers 25:9And those who died in the plague were twenty-four thousand.
- 1 Corinthians 10:8Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell;
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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