# redeem me

The writer asks God to redeem him as if the writer were a slave whose freedom God could purchase. Alternate translation: "free me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# ransom me

The writer asks God to ransom him as if the writer were a captive whose release could be paid for with money. Alternate translation: "rescue me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])