Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 106:29
Thus they provoked [him] to anger with their inventions: and the plague broke in upon them.
29. And they provoked (him) to anger with their doings] Again a Deuteronomic expression. Cp. Deu 4:25; Deu 9:18; Deu 31:29; Deu 32:16; Deu 32:21. ‘Inventions’ of A.V. reproduces the Vulg. adinventionibus suis.
a plague ] Lit. smiting; either the slaughter of the guilty Israelites which had been enjoined (Num 25:4-5), or, as the word commonly means (Num 16:48, &c.), a divinely inflicted pestilence.
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Thus 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 Num 25:8-9. No less than twenty-four thousand fell in the plague. Num 25:9.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
29. provokedexcited grief andindignation (Psa 6:7; Psa 78:58).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions,…. Sin is an invention of man’s: when our first parents sinned, they found out many inventions; and their posterity ever since have been inventors of evil things; and man’s invention is very quick at that work. All false doctrine and false worship are of men’s finding out; all idolatrous practices are their inventions, and which are here intended; see Ps 106:39. And these are very provoking to God, who is jealous of his glory, and which is taken from him hereby; and even when he forgives such sins of men, he takes vengeance on their inventions, as in this case, Ps 99:8. For it follows:
and the plague brake in upon them: like an inundation of water, and carried off four and twenty thousand persons, Nu 25:9.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
29. And they provoked God to anger. The prophet once more informs us, that they had been put upon their guard by another plague, in order that it might appear that God had always a strict regard for his own glory, in chastising the people; but as they were not bettered by these plagues, these chastisements were fruitless. Having formerly stated, that God’s wrath had been appeased by the prayers of Moses, he now says, that the plague had been arrested or ceased by means of the kind interposition of Phinehas. Some render the word פלל , pillel, to pray; but the other rendering, to execute justice, is more in accordance with the context; namely, that by his zeal in executing justice upon the profligates, he turned away God’s vengeance from the Israelites. He stood up therefore, that is, he rose up or interposed, when all others maintained a careless indifference. As the Jews were sensible that it was by the kind intervention of one man that the plague was now healed, their obstinacy was the less excusable in not even then ceasing to sin. We must not forget that all these things are addressed to us. For when God from time to time chastises us, and calls upon us to repent by setting before us the example of others, how few profit by his corrections! Moreover, it deserves to be noticed, that the plague ceased at the very time when Phinehas executed justice. From this we may learn, that the most effectual way to quench the fire of God’s anger, is when the sinner willingly sits in judgment upon himself for the punishment of his own transgressions; as Paul says, 1Co 11:31,
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If we would judge ourselves, verily we would not be judged of the Lord.”
And surely God confers no small honor upon us, in placing the punishment of our sins within our reach. At the same time, it must be observed, that on that occasion the plague ceased in consequence of the punishment of a single person, because the people then shrunk from the abominable wickedness to which they had been addicted.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
Psa 106:29 Thus they provoked [him] to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.
Ver. 29. Thus they provoked him ] God cannot brook men’s devices in matters of religion; he will have no other worship than what himself hath appointed.
And the plague brake in upon them
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
provoked = grieved, or irritated. Hebrew. ka’as. Not the same word as in verses: Psa 106:7, Psa 106:33, Psa 106:43.
Him. This word is read in text in some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate
inventions = doings. See Psa 106:39 also.
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with their: Psa 106:39, Psa 99:8, Deu 32:16-21, Ecc 7:29, Rom 1:21-24
the plague: Num 25:9, 1Co 10:8
Reciprocal: Num 16:46 – there is wrath Num 16:47 – and behold Num 25:3 – joined Num 25:8 – thrust Deu 4:3 – what the Jos 22:17 – Is the iniquity 1Ki 14:9 – to provoke 1Ki 22:53 – provoked Psa 106:43 – with their Eze 20:21 – the children
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106:29 Thus they {q} provoked [him] to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.
(q) Signifying that whatever man invents of himself to serve God by, is detestable and provokes his anger.