Psalm 49:8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁸ for the ransom of his life is costly, and can never suffice,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ (For the redemption of their soul is precious, And it ceaseth for ever:)

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ For the ransom of a life is too costly, and [the price one can pay] can never suffice–

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever),

Common English Bible

⁸ The price to save someone’s life is too high— wealth will never be enough—

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ I will not reprove you for your sacrifices. Moreover, your holocausts are ever in my sight.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices: and thy burnt offerings are always in my sight.

Psalm 49:8 Cross References

Job 6:23

Or, ‘Deliver me from the adversary's hand’? Or, ‘Ransom me from the hand of oppressors’?

Psalm 89:49

Lord, where is thy steadfast love of old, which by thy faithfulness thou didst swear to David?

Matthew 16:26

For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?