Psalm 16/Notes/Phrasal.v. 3.755461

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  • Verse 3b is one long construct chain: the 'all-my-pleasure-is-in-them' mighty ones (אַדִּירֵי כָּל־חֶפְצִי־בָם). For other examples of independent clauses embedded within construct chains, see GKC §130d. The clause "all my pleasure is in them" (כָּל־חֶפְצִי־בָם) reflects the attitude of others towards the "mighty ones." They are "the mighty ones, of whom people say: all my delight is in them" (Peels 2000, 247–248; cf. Ḥakham 1979, 68). The phrase כָּל־חֶפְצִי־בָם might even be a fixed expression (cf. 2 Kgs 21:1; Isa 62:4) (so Ridderbos 1972, 157), in which case, it is not surprising to find it functioning as a nominal here.