Psalms 49:6-7
Psalms 49:5-9 The Message (MSG)
So why should I fear in bad times, hemmed in by enemy malice, Shoved around by bullies, demeaned by the arrogant rich? 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 49:6-7 King James Version (KJV)
They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
Psalms 49:6-7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches? No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him
Psalms 49:6-7 New Century Version (NCV)
They trust in their money and brag about their riches. No one can buy back the life of another. No one can pay God for his own life
Psalms 49:6-7 American Standard Version (ASV)
They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
Psalms 49:6-7 New International Version (NIV)
those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches? No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them
Psalms 49:6-7 New King James Version (NKJV)
Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches, None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
Psalms 49:6-7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth And boast of the abundance of their riches? None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
Psalms 49:6-7 New Living Translation (NLT)
They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches. 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.