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Truly no man can ransom himself,[a]
    or give to God the price of his life,
for the ransom of his[b] life is costly,
    and can never suffice,
that he should continue to live on for ever,
    and never see the Pit.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:7 Another reading is no man can ransom his brother
  2. Psalm 49:8 Gk: Heb their

15 But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
    for he will receive me.Selah

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