| 50. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the resultative prepositional phrase al-ken {עַל־כֵּ֛ן | ʿal-ken} ‘therefore,’ marking causal connection. This is followed by the Hifil imperfect verb odekha {אוֹדְךָ֥ | ō-ḏə-ḵā} ‘I will praise You,’ directly addressing Yahweh {יְהוָ֖ה | yĕ-hō-wâ} ‘the LORD.’ The scope extends to ba-goyim {בַּגּוֹיִם | ba-gō-yim} ‘among the nations,’ and the coordinating vav introduces the Piel imperfect azammer {אֲזַמֵּֽר | ʾă-zam-mêr} ‘I will sing psalms’ after the prepositional phrase u-le-shimkha {וּלְשִׁמְךָ֖ | u-lə-šim-ḵā} ‘to Your name.’ The Hifil stem conveys celebratory declaration, while the Piel stem intensifies the musical worship. The English translations preserve the cause-and-effect link, universal scope, and parallel acts of praise. |