Psalms 49:7
(49:8) No one can in any wise redeem his brother, nor can he give to God redemption money for himself;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
In Context
6(49:7) Of those that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves of the multitude of their riches?
8(49:9) For the ransom of their soul is too costly, and it is omitted for ever.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:11The rich man's wealth is his strong town, and as a towering wall in his own conceit.
Hosea 12:9(12:10) And I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt: I will yet make thee dwell in tents, as in the days of antiquity.
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 →