Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.(A)

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22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “God, God of the spirits[a](A) of all flesh, when one man sins, will You vent Your wrath on the whole community?”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 16:22 Or breath; Nm 27:16

17 When David saw the angel striking the people, he said to the Lord, “Look, I am the one who has sinned; I am the one[a] who has done wrong. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand be against me and my father’s family.”

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  1. 2 Samuel 24:17 LXX reads shepherd

The Lord is in His holy temple;(A)
the Lord’s throne is in heaven.(B)
His eyes watch; He examines[a] everyone.
The Lord examines the righteous and the wicked.
He hates the lover of violence.(C)
He will rain burning coals[b] and sulfur on the wicked;
a scorching wind will be their portion.[c](D)
For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds.
The upright will see His face.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:4 Lit His eyelids examine
  2. Psalm 11:6 Sym; MT reads rain snares, fire
  3. Psalm 11:6 Lit be the portion of their cup

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