Psalm 49:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
7 Truly, no ransom avails for one’s life,[a]
there is no price one can give to God for it.
8 For the ransom of life is costly,
and can never suffice,
9 that one should live on forever
and never see the grave.[b]
Footnotes
- Psalm 49:7 Another reading is no one can ransom a brother
- Psalm 49:9 Heb the pit
Psalm 49:7-9
Common English Bible
7 Wealth? It can’t save a single person!
It can’t pay a life’s ransom-price to God.
8 The price to save someone’s life is too high—
wealth will never be enough—
9 no one can live forever
without experiencing the pit.
Psalm 49:7-9
Authorized (King James) Version
7 none of them can by any means redeem his brother,
nor give to God a ransom for him:
8 (for the redemption of their soul is precious,
and it ceaseth for ever:)
9 that he should still live for ever,
and not see corruption.
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