Psa 49:7-9 | MHM | STEP | v. 7–9 : No matter how rich people are, they cannot save the life of a friend or family member when death comes. The psalmist says, No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them (Psalm 49:7-9 ). Money cannot buy back a soul or stop death. Only God can do that. Even all the riches in the world cannot pay the price to save a soul. This also points to Jesus, who did what money could not do—he redeemed us by his own sacrifice (1 Peter 1:18-19 ). That is why loving Jesus should be more important to us than loving riches.

‏ Psalms 49:7-9

v. 7–9: No matter how rich people are, they cannot save the life of a friend or family member when death comes. The psalmist says, No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them (Psalm 49:7-9 ^a). Money cannot buy back a soul or stop death. Only God can do that. Even all the riches in the world cannot pay the price to save a soul. This also points to Jesus, who did what money could not do—he redeemed us by his own sacrifice (1 Peter 1:18-19 ^b). That is why loving Jesus should be more important to us than loving riches.

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