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Psalms 55:15

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Let death: etc. Or, rather, "Death shall seize on them; they shall descend quickly into the grave;" which is a prediction of the sudden destruction which befell the ringleaders of this unnatural rebellion. Psalms 59:13, Psalms 69:22-28, Psalms 109:6-20; 2 Samuel 17:23, 2 Samuel 18:9, 2 Samuel 18:14; Matthew 27:5; Acts 1:18-20

them: Numbers 16:30-34; Matthew 26:24; Acts 1:25

hell: or, the grave, Psalms 9:17

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