Psalm 106:39
“Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 106Meaning
The language is covenantal and moral: the community's own actions corrupt its worship and identity.
Compromise, idolatry, violence, and oppression
The psalm recounts Israel's assimilation to surrounding worship, sacrifice of children, moral corruption, and repeated subjection to enemies.
Read carefully
The verse condemns the community's own chosen deeds; victimization is not moral guilt.
Reflection
Measure faithfulness by actual practices, especially treatment of vulnerable people.