Psalm 16:3
Strong's Lexicon
As for the saints
לִ֭קְדוֹשִׁים (liq·ḏō·wō·šîm)
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6918: 1) sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart

in the land,
בָּאָ֣רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

they
הֵ֑מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: 1) they, these, the same, who

are the excellence
וְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗י (wə·’ad·dî·rê)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 117: 1) great, majestic 1a) of waters of sea 1b) of a tree 1c) of kings, nations, gods 2) great one, majestic one 2a) of nobles, chieftains, servants

in whom all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

my delight
חֶפְצִי־ (ḥep̄·ṣî-)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2656: 1) delight, pleasure 1a) delight 1b) desire, longing 1c) the good pleasure 1d) that in which one takes delight

resides.
בָֽם׃ (ḇām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew :

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.

Young's Literal Translation
For the holy ones who [are] in the land, And the honourable, all my delight [is] in them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As for the holy people who are in the land, they are the noble ones. All my delight is in them.

New American Standard Bible
As for the saints who are in the earth, They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.

King James Bible
[But] to the saints that [are] in the earth, and [to] the excellent, in whom [is] all my delight.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I say of the holy people who are in the land, "They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight."

New Living Translation
The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them!

English Standard Version
As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.

New American Standard Bible
As for the saints who are in the earth, They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As for the holy people who are in the land, they are the noble ones. All my delight is in them.

International Standard Version
As for the saints that are in the land, they are noble, and all my delight is in them.

NET Bible
As for God's chosen people who are in the land, and the leading officials I admired so much--

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

English Revised Version
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.
















Cross References
Psalm 101:6
Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

Psalm 119:63
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

Proverbs 8:31
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 16:2
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;

Psalm 16:1
Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

Psalm 15:5
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Psalm 16:4
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

Psalm 16:5
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

Psalm 16:6
The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.
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