Psalm 32/Notes/Phrasal.v. 1.213011

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v. 1 The initial construct phrase (both here and in the following verse) headed by אַשְׁרֵ֥י is a Hebrew idiom communicating an exclamative fragment: [Oh, look at] the happiness of those who... It has been translated as a verbless clause from a very early stage, as exemplified by the LXX: "Happy are those whose lawless behavior was forgiven."[1]

  1. ↑ NETS; Μακάριοι ὧν ἀφέθησαν αἱ ἀνομίαι.