Psalms 49:7,9
Psalms 49:7-9 The Message (MSG)
Really! There’s no such thing as self-rescue, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. The cost of rescue is beyond our means, and even then it doesn’t guarantee Life forever, or insurance against the Black Hole.
Psalms 49:7-9 The Message (MSG)
Really! There’s no such thing as self-rescue, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. The cost of rescue is beyond our means, and even then it doesn’t guarantee Life forever, or insurance against the Black Hole.
Psalms 49:7 King James Version (KJV)
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
Psalm 49:9 King James Version (KJV)
That he should still live for ever, And not see corruption.
Psalms 49:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him
Psalms 49:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
Psalms 49:7 New Century Version (NCV)
No one can buy back the life of another. No one can pay God for his own life
Psalms 49:9 New Century Version (NCV)
Do people live forever? Don’t they all face death?
Psalms 49:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
Psalms 49:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
Psalms 49:7 New International Version (NIV)
No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them
Psalms 49:9 New International Version (NIV)
so that they should live on forever and not see decay.
Psalms 49:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
Psalms 49:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
That he should continue to live eternally, And not see the Pit.
Psalms 49:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
Psalms 49:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So that he should live on eternally, That he should never see the pit (grave) and undergo decay.
Psalms 49:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death by paying a ransom to God.
Psalms 49:6-7 The Passion Translation (TPT)
They trust in their treasures and boast in their riches, yet not one of them, though rich as a king, could rescue his own brother from the guilt of his sins. No one could give God the ransom price for the soul of another, let alone for himself.
Psalms 49:8-9 The Passion Translation (TPT)
A soul’s redemption is too costly and precious for anyone to pay with earthly wealth. The price to pay is never enough to purchase eternal life for even one, to keep them out of hell.