Psalm 89/Notes/Grammar.v. 49.757993

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  • The main clause in v. 49 is "who is the man...?" followed by a series of unmarked relative clauses: "who is the man [who] lives and does not see death, [who] can rescue himself from the power of Sheol?" (cf. Pss 34:13; 112:1) Alternatively, it is possible that the interrogative pronoun "who" (מִי) functions adjectivally: "what man can live...?" (so JM §144d)