Psalms 106:29Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.
The setting
Shittim, Jordan Valley, ~1406 BC. Israelites on verge of Promised Land begin worshipping Baal and committing sexual immorality with Moabite women. God's anger erupts in deadly plague.
The emotion here: heartbroken over repeated national failures
The original word
qāṣaph (קָצַף) — divine wrath that cuts off, not just anger but judicial punishment
Why it matters
This happened at their final camp before entering Canaan — they almost lost everything at the finish line
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 106:29
This wasn't random sin — it was deliberate apostasy orchestrated by Balaam as revenge
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about individual sin, but it was corporate apostasy that endangered the entire nation's destiny. One generation's compromise nearly cost everyone the Promised Land.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 106:29
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 106:29 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 106:29 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to unknown. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include consequences, divine judgment. Notable phrases: provoked him to anger. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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