Psalm 49:9

9 Car le rachat de leur âme est trop cher, et il ne se fera jamais,

Psalm 49:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 49:9

That he should still live for ever
Or "though he should live" ^F23. Though the rich man should live ever so long, a thousand years twice told, as in ( Ecclesiastes 6:6 ) ; yet he could not in all this time, with all his riches, redeem his brother; and at last must die himself, and so must his brother too, as his own experience and observation may assure him, ( Psalms 49:10 ) . Or the meaning is, he cannot so redeem his brother, or give to God a ransom for him, that he should live a corporeal life for ever, and never die; since all men die, wise men and fools, rich and poor; and much less that he should live and enjoy an "eternal life", as the Targum; a life of happiness and bliss hereafter, which is not to be obtained by gold and silver, but is the pure gift of God;

[and] not see corruption;
the grave, the pit of corruption, the house appointed for all living: or "the judgment of hell", according to the Chaldee paraphrase.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 (yhyw) "etiamsi vivat", Gejerus.

Psalm 49:9 In-Context

7 Ils se confient en leurs biens, ils se glorifient de l'abondance de leurs richesses.

8 Mais l'homme ne saurait racheter son frère, ni payer à Dieu sa rançon.

9 Car le rachat de leur âme est trop cher, et il ne se fera jamais,

10 Pour qu'ils continuent de vivre à perpétuité, et qu'ils ne voient point le tombeau.

11 Car on voit que les sages meurent; le fou et l'insensé périssent également, et laissent leurs biens à d'autres.