Psalm 32/Notes/Grammar.v. 1.995943
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
v. 1 – The construct chain אַשְׁרֵי is a Biblical Hebrew idiom, literally: "The happiness of x." It is an exclamative fragment, though has been translated more idiomatically as "Happy is" as early as the Septuagint.[1] We follow this implied copular reading, though maintain the exclamative flavor of the Hebrew idiom.
- ↑ The present verse reads "Happy are those whose lawless behavior was forgiven and whose sins were covered over" (NETS; Μακάριοι ὧν ἀφέθησαν αἱ ἀνομίαι καὶ ὧν ἐπεκαλύφθησαν αἱ ἁμαρτίαι).