Psalms 106:39 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

In this way they made themselves spiritually unclean through their own actions, and were unfaithful to God by chasing after things they had created themselves.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is saying that the people corrupted themselves by turning away from God to worship things they had made with their own hands.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of Psalm 106, which recounts Israel's history of rebellion against God despite His faithfulness. The psalmist is specifically referring to times when the Israelites abandoned worship of the true God to worship idols, foreign gods, and man-made objects. This pattern of spiritual unfaithfulness occurred repeatedly throughout Israel's history, from the golden calf incident to their adoption of Canaanite religious practices.

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