# Psalms 49.6 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 4. I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. 5. Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about? > > **6. They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;** > > 7. None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him; 8. (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;) (Psalms 49:4-8, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 4. I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp. 5. Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me? > > **6. Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches,** > > 7. none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him. 8. For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough, (Psalms 49:4-8, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 4. I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. 5. Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? > > **6. They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;** > > 7. None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8. (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) (Psalms 49:4-8, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 4. I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle: 5. Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me. > > **6. Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.** > > 7. A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement. 8. And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased, to the age. (Psalms 49:4-8, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Purpose Meaning and Hope](/codex/argument-from-purpose-meaning-and-hope/), via [Psalms 49.5-12](/codex/psalms-49-5-12/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.