Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 106:37

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Psalms 106:37

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Psalms 106:37

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons," — Psalms 106:37 (ASV)

Devils. —Literally, lords, meaning, of course, the false deities. The word is, no doubt, chosen to represent the meaning of the heathen gods’ names Ba’alîm, Adonîm. For the same Hebrew word, see Deuteronomy 32:17 (Judges 2:11, Baalim).

The Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew word became in Spain the Cid, and still exists in the Moorish sidi, i.e., “my lord.”