Psalms 49:8
(for the redemption of their life is costly, and it fails forever),
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
In Context
7none can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him
9that he should still live always, that he should not see corruption.
Cross References
Job 36:18and there shall be wrath upon the impious because of the ungodliness of bribes which the unrighteous receive.
Matthew 16:26For what does it profit a men, if he should gain the whole world, and lose his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:7-15
The Vanity of Worldly Riches; The End of the Wicked. 6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 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. 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is, that… Read the whole commentary →