52 I remembered Your judgments of old, O Lord,
And have comforted myself.

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52 I remember,(A) Lord, your ancient laws,
    and I find comfort in them.

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Doom of False Teachers

For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to [a]hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment; and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; and turning the cities of (A)Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly; and (B)delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, (C)tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)— then (D)the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment,

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  1. 2 Peter 2:4 Lit. Tartarus

For if God did not spare angels when they sinned,(A) but sent them to hell,[a] putting them in chains of darkness[b] to be held for judgment;(B) if he did not spare the ancient world(C) when he brought the flood on its ungodly people,(D) but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;(E) if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes,(F) and made them an example(G) of what is going to happen to the ungodly;(H) and if he rescued Lot,(I) a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless(J) (for that righteous man,(K) living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials(L) and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.(M)

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  1. 2 Peter 2:4 Greek Tartarus
  2. 2 Peter 2:4 Some manuscripts in gloomy dungeons

(A)Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,

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Remember the wonders(A) he has done,
    his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,(B)

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18 (A)To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them.

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18 with those who keep his covenant(A)
    and remember(B) to obey his precepts.(C)

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11 I will remember the works of the Lord;
Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.
12 I will also meditate on all Your work,
And talk of Your deeds.

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11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord;
    yes, I will remember your miracles(A) of long ago.
12 I will consider(B) all your works
    and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”(C)

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Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at (A)Baal Peor; for the Lord your God has destroyed from among you all the men who followed Baal of Peor. But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.

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You saw with your own eyes what the Lord did at Baal Peor.(A) The Lord your God destroyed from among you everyone who followed the Baal of Peor, but all of you who held fast to the Lord your God are still alive today.

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35 (A)‘Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see that good land of which I [a]swore to give to your fathers, 36 (B)except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him and his children I am giving the land on which he walked, because (C)he [b]wholly followed the Lord.’

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  1. Deuteronomy 1:35 promised
  2. Deuteronomy 1:36 fully

35 “No one from this evil generation shall see the good land(A) I swore to give your ancestors, 36 except Caleb(B) son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the Lord wholeheartedly.(C)

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I have considered the days of old,
The years of ancient times.

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I thought about the former days,(A)
    the years of long ago;

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(A)They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You [a]take too much upon yourselves, for (B)all the congregation is holy, every one of them, (C)and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”

So when Moses heard it, he (D)fell on his face; and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is (E)His and who is (F)holy,[b] and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to (G)come near to Him. Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company; put fire in them and put incense in them before the Lord tomorrow, and it shall be that the man whom the Lord chooses is the holy one. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!”

Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi: Is it (H)a small thing to you that the God of Israel has (I)separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve them; 10 and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also? 11 Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord. (J)And what is Aaron that you complain against him?”

12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come up! 13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of (K)a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you should (L)keep acting like a prince over us? 14 Moreover (M)you have not brought us into (N)a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!”

15 Then Moses was very angry, and said to the Lord, (O)“Do not [c]respect their offering. (P)I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I hurt one of them.”

16 And Moses said to Korah, “Tomorrow, you and all your company be present (Q)before the Lord—you and they, as well as Aaron. 17 Let each take his censer and put incense in it, and each of you bring his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty censers; both you and Aaron, each with his censer.” 18 So every man took his censer, put fire in it, laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the tabernacle of meeting with Moses and Aaron. 19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. Then (R)the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.

20 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 21 (S)“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may (T)consume them in a moment.”

22 Then they (U)fell[d] on their faces, and said, “O God, (V)the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and You be angry with all the (W)congregation?”

23 So the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’ ”

25 Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. 26 And he spoke to the congregation, saying, (X)“Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.” 27 So they got away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little (Y)children.

28 And Moses said: (Z)“By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them (AA)of my own will. 29 If these men die naturally like all men, or if they are (AB)visited by the common fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me. 30 But if the Lord creates (AC)a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they (AD)go down alive into the pit, then you will understand that these men have rejected the Lord.”

31 (AE)Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them, 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and (AF)all the men with Korah, with all their goods. 33 So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly. 34 Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!

35 And (AG)a fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.

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  1. Numbers 16:3 assume too much for
  2. Numbers 16:5 set aside for His use only
  3. Numbers 16:15 graciously regard
  4. Numbers 16:22 prostrated themselves

They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron(A) and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy,(B) every one of them, and the Lord is with them.(C) Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”(D)

When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.(E) Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy,(F) and he will have that person come near him.(G) The man he chooses(H) he will cause to come near him. You, Korah, and all your followers(I) are to do this: Take censers(J) and tomorrow put burning coals(K) and incense(L) in them before the Lord. The man the Lord chooses(M) will be the one who is holy.(N) You Levites have gone too far!”

Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you Levites! Isn’t it enough(O) for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the Lord’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them?(P) 10 He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.(Q) 11 It is against the Lord that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumble(R) against him?(S)

12 Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram,(T) the sons of Eliab. But they said, “We will not come!(U) 13 Isn’t it enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey(V) to kill us in the wilderness?(W) And now you also want to lord it over us!(X) 14 Moreover, you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey(Y) or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards.(Z) Do you want to treat these men like slaves[a]?(AA) No, we will not come!(AB)

15 Then Moses became very angry(AC) and said to the Lord, “Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey(AD) from them, nor have I wronged any of them.”

16 Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the Lord tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.(AE) 17 Each man is to take his censer and put incense in it—250 censers in all—and present it before the Lord. You and Aaron are to present your censers also.(AF) 18 So each of them took his censer,(AG) put burning coals and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 19 When Korah had gathered all his followers in opposition to them(AH) at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord(AI) appeared to the entire assembly. 20 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 21 “Separate yourselves(AJ) from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.”(AK)

22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown(AL) and cried out, “O God, the God who gives breath to all living things,(AM) will you be angry with the entire assembly(AN) when only one man sins?”(AO)

23 Then the Lord said to Moses, 24 “Say to the assembly, ‘Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.’”

25 Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel(AP) followed him. 26 He warned the assembly, “Move back from the tents of these wicked men!(AQ) Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away(AR) because of all their sins.(AS) 27 So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.(AT) Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing with their wives, children(AU) and little ones at the entrances to their tents.(AV)

28 Then Moses said, “This is how you will know(AW) that the Lord has sent me(AX) to do all these things and that it was not my idea: 29 If these men die a natural death and suffer the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me.(AY) 30 But if the Lord brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth(AZ) and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the realm of the dead,(BA) then you will know that these men have treated the Lord with contempt.(BB)

31 As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart(BC) 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them(BD) and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions. 33 They went down alive into the realm of the dead,(BE) with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community. 34 At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!”

35 And fire came out from the Lord(BF) and consumed(BG) the 250 men who were offering the incense.

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  1. Numbers 16:14 Or to deceive these men; Hebrew Will you gouge out the eyes of these men

29 But (A)the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

30 So the Lord (B)saved[a] Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel (C)saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.

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  1. Exodus 14:30 delivered

29 But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground,(A) with a wall(B) of water on their right and on their left. 30 That day the Lord saved(C) Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore.

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(A)I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all Your works;
I [a]muse on the work of Your hands.

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  1. Psalm 143:5 ponder

I remember(A) the days of long ago;
    I meditate(B) on all your works
    and consider what your hands have done.

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