Psalms 49:7
A brother ransoms no one at all, || He does not give to God his atonement.
Literal Standard Version
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
6Those trusting on their wealth, || And in the multitude of their riches, || Show themselves foolish.
8And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, || And it has ceased for all time.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:11The wealth of the rich [is] the city of his strength, || And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
Hosea 12:9And I—your God YHWH from the land of Egypt, || Again I turn you back into tents, || As in the days of the appointed time.
Matthew 20:28even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His life [as] a ransom for many.”
Mark 8:37Or what will a man give as an exchange for his life?
1 Peter 1:18having known that, not with corruptible things—silver or gold—were you redeemed from your foolish behavior inherited from our forefathers,
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 →