| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The prepositional phrase liqdoshiym {לִ֭קְדוֹשִׁים | liq’dōšîm} introduces a group marked as set apart. The relative marker asher {אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾăšer} attaches to ba’aretz {בָּאָ֣רֶץ | bāʾāreṣ}, situating them geographically. The independent pronoun hēmāh {הֵ֑מָּה | hēmāh} functions emphatically, rendered with “indeed” in the formal and reflected by “truly” in the dynamic. The construct noun veaddirē {וְ֝אַדִּירֵי | wə-ʾaddirē} parallels liqdoshiym to emphasize honored status. The genitive construct kol-cheftzi-bām {כָּל־חֶפְצִי־בָֽם | kol-ḥep̄ṣî-bām} conveys the psalmist’s complete affection, translated as “all my delight” formally and “all my longing” dynamically. |