Psalms 49:8
I will not reprove you on account of your sacrifices; for your whole burnt offerings are before me continually. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
In Context
7Hear, my people, and I will speak to you, O Israel: and I will testify to you: I am God, your God. 1
9I will take no bullocks out of your house, nor he-goats out of your flocks. 1
Cross References
Job 36:18but there shall be wrath upon the ungodly, by reason of the ungodliness of the bribes which they received for iniquities.
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 →