(For the redemption of their soul is costly, And must be let alone for ever:)
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, And it ceaseth for ever:)
For the ransom of a life is too costly, and [the price one can pay] can never suffice–
(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever),
The price to save someone’s life is too high— wealth will never be enough—
I will not reprove you for your sacrifices. Moreover, your holocausts are ever in my sight.
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices: and thy burnt offerings are always in my sight.
Or, Deliver me from the adversary's hand? Or, Redeem me from the hand of the oppressors?
Lord, where are thy former mercies, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?
For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?