| 47. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the predicate adjective chay {חַי | ḥay} “lives”, forming an exclamatory verbless clause with Yahweh {יְהוָ֖ה | Yəhōwāh} as subject. The conjunction ubarukh {וּבָר֣וּךְ | ūbārûkh} “and blessed” parallels this affirmation, linking to the appositional noun tsuri {צוּרִ֑י | ṣūrî} “my rock”. The imperfect veyarom {וְיָרֻ֕ם | wəyārûm} functions jussively as “and may be exalted”. Finally, the construct cohort elohei tsur yishi {אֱלֹהֵ֖י צ֥וּר יִשְׁעִֽי | ʾĕlōhê ṣūr yišî} “God of the rock of my salvation” completes the parallel structure, intensifying the imagery of divine protection. |