Psalm 49Some see a contrast here between the wicked who go to Sheol when the die, and the faithful who go to God. But that is not what the psalmist declares. He states that “no man” can give to God the price of his life. Even the wise die, and they too go to Sheol, the pit. The difference is that the wise who trust in the LORD will be ransomed from Sheol. This is praise, not for survival beyond death, but for a future resurrection. God will receive him, but only after the ransom/ resurrection. It is the foolish who make boasts about their own immortality. The wise put their hope in God.
LORD, we put our hope in you, and await our ransom on resurrection day.
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