King James Version

Psalms 16:3

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

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לִ֭קְדוֹשִׁיםliqdoshimto saintקָדוֹשׁpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “to saint”, the ordinary formH6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuaryholy (One), saint.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בָּאָ֣רֶץbaaretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.הֵ֑מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.וְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗יveadireand excellentאַדִּירconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “and excellent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH117wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerfulexcellent, famous, gallant, glorious, goodly, lordly, mighty(-ier one), noble, principal, worthy.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).חֶפְצִיcheftsidesireחֵפֶץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “desire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2656pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.בָֽםvaminבָֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As for the holy that are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

Young’s Literal Translation

For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honourable, all my delight [is] in them.

World English Bible

As for the saints who are on the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

Darby Translation

To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent [thou hast said], In them is all my delight.

Douay-Rheims

Thou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As for the holy that are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

On behalf of the saints that are in his land, he has magnified all his pleasure in them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τοῖς ἁγίοις τοῖς ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ, ἐθαυμάστωσε πάντα τὰ θελήματα αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτοῖς.