Psalms 106:38 meaning and explanation

They shed innocent blood— the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.

Psalms 106:38, Berean Standard Bible

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The psalmist is reciting Israel's history as a confession of shared guilt. In verses 34 to 39 he describes how the people, once settled in Canaan, failed to remove the nations as commanded, adopted their customs, and worshiped their idols.

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