| 18. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the interrogative mah {מַה | mah} ‘what’ introducing a rhetorical question. The Hiphil imperfect yosif {יוֹסִיף | yō-sîp̄} ‘may add’ combined with the adverb od {עוֹד | ʿōḏ} ‘still’ underscores rhetorical insufficiency. The prepositional phrase eilekha {אֵלֶיךָ | ʾē-le-kā} ‘to You’ directs the speech to the divine. The infinitive le-kavod {לְכָבוֹד | lə-ḵā-vôḏ} ‘for honor’, marked by et {אֶת | ʾeṯ}, precedes avdekha {עַבְדְּךָ | ʿaḇ-də-kā} ‘Your servant’, highlighting humility before divine benevolence. The conjunction ve-attah {וְאַתָּה | wə-ʾaṯ-tā} ‘and You’ introduces the result clause with the perfect yad‘ata {יָדַעְתָּ | yā-ḏā-ʿtā} ‘have known’, affirming divine knowledge. The repetition of avdekha reinforces the personal bond between David and the LORD. |