| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר | way·yaḏ·ḇēʾer} introducing a vav-consecutive Piel imperfect narrative declaration. The subject david {דָּוִד֙ | dā·wîḏ} precedes layhwh {לַֽיהוָ֔ה | la·Yə·hō·wāh}, highlighting address to the divine. The chain et-dibrei-hashirah-hazot {אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את | ʾet di·brê ha·śî·rā(h) ha·zôt} specifies “the words of this song.” The temporal clause beyom hitsil {בְּיוֹם֩ הִצִּ֨יל | bə·yōm hit·ṣîl} frames completed deliverance by the LORD {Yə·hō·wāh} in Hiphil perfect. The parallel prepositional phrases mikaf kol oybav and umikaf shaul {מִכַּף כָּל־אֹיְבָ֖יו וּמִכַּף שָׁאֽוּל | mi·kaf kol ʾō·y·ḇāw u·mi·kaf šā·ʾūl} employ “hand of” as a metaphor for control, emphasizing total rescue from hostile opponents. |