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27 He promised to scatter them among the nations
    and to let other people defeat their descendants.

28 At Baal Peor they joined in worshiping Baal
    and ate sacrifices to honor the dead.[a]
29 The Lord became angry with his people,
    so he made them sick.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 106:28 the dead This might refer to “lifeless gods” or to dead friends or relatives honored with meals eaten at their graves.

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