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Psalms 49:7 — King James Version← Study notes

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:


Psalms 49:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 49:76 words
HebrewMeaning
הַ/בֹּטְחִ֥יםhabōṭəḥiym
those relyingparticleH982
secure · sure) · careless (one · woman) ···
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
חֵילָ֑/םḥēylām
wealth theirnounH2428
activity · army · band of men · company ···
וּ/בְ/רֹ֥בwbərōb
and in the greatness ofconjH7230
all · common · excellent · great(-ly ···
עָ֝שְׁרָ֗/םʿāšərām
riches theirnounH6239
far
יִתְהַלָּֽלוּyitəhalālw
they boastverbH1984
celebrate · commend · (deal · make) ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 49:7

The First Part. 1. ...“Hear ye these things, all you nations” Psalm 48:1. Not then you only who are here. For of what power is our voice so to cry out, as that all nations may hear? For Our Lord Jesus Christ has proclaimed it through the Apostles, has proclaimed it in so many tongues that He sent; and we see this Psalm, which before was only repeated in one nation, in the Synagogue of the Jews, now repeated throughout the whole world, throughout all Churches; and that…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 49 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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